n.
Pronunciation: ' i-l ē - ə d, - ˌ ad
Function: noun
Etymology: Iliad, ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, from Latin Iliad-, Ilias, from Greek, from Ilion Troy
Date: 1603
1 a : a series of miseries or disastrous events b : a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
2 : a long narrative especially : an epic in the Homeric tradition
– Il · i · ad · ic \ ˌ i-l ē - ' a-dik \ adjective