"epicede" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛpɪsiːd/ Audio: en-us-epicede.ogg Forms: epicedes [plural], epicedia [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin epicēdīon, from Ancient Greek ἐπικήδειον (epikḗdeion), neuter singular form of ἐπικήδειος (epikḗdeios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of epicedium. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|epicēdīon}} Learned borrowing from Latin epicēdīon, {{der|en|grc|ἐπικήδειον}} Ancient Greek ἐπικήδειον (epikḗdeion), {{doublet|en|epicedium}} Doublet of epicedium Head templates: {{en-noun|s|epicedia}} epicede (plural epicedes or epicedia)
  1. An elegy; an ode to someone deceased. Synonyms: elegy, epicedium Translations (elegy, ode to deceased): līclēoþ [neuter] (Old English), эле́гия (elégija) [feminine] (Russian)

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