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Uncommonepithet
The correct spelling is epithet.
How to pronounce epithet
/ˈɛ.pɪ.θɛt/
nounIPA: /ˈɛ.pɪ.θɛt/
Say it like: Epi-the-t
The correct spelling is epithet. A term used to characterize a person or thing. For example: "He was epitheted "the king of fools"."
Usage Examples
“He was epitheted "the king of fools".”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- 2.A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- 3.One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- 4.An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
- 5.A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
verb
- 1.To term; to refer to as.
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