ILIAD


Meaning of ILIAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-lē-əd, -ˌad ]

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 ˌi-lē-ˈa-dik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.