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