"epithetic" meaning in All languages combined

See epithetic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈθɛtɪk/
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: From epithet + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|epithet|ic}} epithet + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} epithetic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to epithets. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-epithetic-en-adj-aKkAzssf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (linguistics) Of or relating to epithesis. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-epithetic-en-adj-j~OWVIDG Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: epithetically

Alternative forms

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