Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or relating to epithets.

    epithetic names for the gods

  2. (not comparable)Of or relating to epithesis.

    an epithetic vowel

Origin

From epithet + -ic. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπῐθετῐκός (epĭthetĭkós) and Greek επιθετικ

From epithet + -ic. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπῐθετῐκός (epĭthetĭkós) and Greek επιθετικός (epithetikós).

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Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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