Epithet definitions

Epithet

1) Abusive phrase 2) America the Beautiful is one 3) Appellation 4) Calumny 5) Characterizing word 6) Curse word 7) Defamation 8) Defamatory phrase 9) Descriptive name 10) Descriptive nickname 11) Descriptive word or phrase 12) Disparaging expression 13) Disparaging nickname 14) Disparaging term 15) Disparaging word
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Epithet

1) Adjective 2) Label 3) Personification
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epithet

1. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
2. descriptive word or phrase

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Epithet

An epithet (from ἐπίθετον epitheton, neut. of ἐπίθετος epithetos, `attributed, added`) is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It can be described as a glorified nickname. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or.....
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epithet

the adjectival component in a binomial; final word or combination of words in a name of more than one word (other than a term denoting rank) that denominates an individual taxon.
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms

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Epithet

• (n.) An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn. • (n.) Term; expression; phrase. • (v. t.) To describe by an epithet.
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epithet

an adjective or phrase that is used to express the characteristic of a person or thing, such as Ivan the Terrible. In literature, the term is ... [2 related articles]
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/37

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epithet

1. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn. 'A prince [Henry III] to whom the epithet 'worthless' seems best applicable.' (Hallam) ... 2. Term; expression; phrase. 'Stiffed with epithets of war.' ... Synonym: Epithet, Title. ... The ...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

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Epithet

A short, poetic nickname--often in the form of an adjective or adjectival phrase--attached to the no
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22385

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Epithet

Ep'i·thet noun [ Latin epitheton , Greek ..., from ... added, from ... to add; 'epi` upon, to + ... to put, place: confer French épithète . See Do .] 1. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to ...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/58

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Epithet

Ep'i·thet transitive verb To describe by an epithet. [ R.] « Never was a town better epitheted .» Sir H. Wotton.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/58

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epithet

adjective 
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epithet

Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-thet Definitions: 1. Characterizing term or name.
Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=29996

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Epithet

Adjective expressing quality or attribute. Homer frequently linked adjectives and nouns to create epithets e.g. 'swift-footed Achilles' or 'rosy-fingered dawn'.
Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm

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epithet

[n] - descriptive word or phrase
Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=epithet

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epithet

epithet (EP i thet', EP uh thet') 1. A descriptive name or title given to express some quality considered characteristic of a person or thing; such as, 'Richard, the Lion Hearted' or 'America, the Beautiful'. 2. Sometimes a disparaging name; such as, 'egghead' for someone who is an intellectual. 3. Etymology: from epitithenai, 'to add on'; ...
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Epithet

A term used as a descriptive and qualifying substitute for the name of a person, place or thing.
Found on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_rhetorical_terms

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Epithet

An Epithet is a glorified nickname. Traditionally, it replaces the name of a person and often describes them in some way.
Found on https://literaryterms.net/glossary-of-literary-terms/

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Epithet

a word or phrase that is added to the name of a person or thing describing a characteristic attribute, e.g., swift-footed Achilles.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10135

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epithet

noun descriptive word or phrase
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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epithet

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I. · a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.” · a wo...
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/epithet

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epithet

[Literary terms] descriptive word or phrase
Found on https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/134886

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