EPITHET


Meaning of EPITHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌthet also ]

-thət noun

Etymology: Latin epitheton, from Greek, from neuter of epithetos added, from epitithenai to put on, add, from epi- + tithenai to put — more at do

Date: 1579

1.

a. : a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing

b. : a disparaging or abusive word or phrase

c. : the part of a taxonomic name identifying a subordinate unit within a genus

2. obsolete : expression

• ep·i·thet·ic ˌe-pə-ˈthe-tik or ep·i·thet·i·cal -ti-kəl adjective

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