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epithet
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Derivatives :
adj
epithetic
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adj
epithetical
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- epithet
['εpɪ"θεt]
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a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a person's name
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``Lackland'' is an epithet for King John
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[Etymology]
C16: from Latin epitheton, from Greek, from epitithenai to add, from tithenai to put
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