transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-ˌpā, ā-ˈpā ]
noun
Etymology: French, from Old French espee, Latin spatha
Date: 1889
1. : a fencing or dueling sword having a bowl-shaped guard and a rigid blade of triangular section with no cutting edge that tapers to a sharp point blunted for fencing — compare foil V,1, saber
2. : the art or sport of fencing with the épée
[
épée 1
]