epithet

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Synonyms: epithem

Antonyms: epithem

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Noun

1. A [[term]] used to [[characterize]] a [[person]] or [[thing]].
2. {{lb|en|mythology}} A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular [[aspect]] or [[role]].
3. A term used as a [[descriptive]] [[substitute]] for the [[name]] or [[title]] of a person.
4. One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the ''[[Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey]]'' to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
5. An [[abusive]] or [[contemptuous]] [[word]] or [[phrase]].
6. {{lb|en|taxonomy}} A word in the [[scientific name]] of a [[taxon]] following the name of the [[genus]] or [[species]]. This applies only to formal names of [[plant]]s, [[fungi]] and [[bacteria]]. In formal names of [[animal]]s the corresponding term is the [[specific name]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[term]]; to refer to as.

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