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epitheton

Dictionary entries

  • epitheton, epitheti:

    Neuter · Noun

    Frequency:
    Uncommon
    Dictionary:
    Lewis & Short
    Field:
    Literature

    = epithet; adjective;

    Entry →
    acc. sg.
    nom. sg.
    voc. sg.

Examples

  • M

    Liber IX

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...nomen complecti solet, utitur tamen pluribus pro uno. Epitheton, quoniam plerumque habet antonomasiae partem, coniunctione eius fit tropos..."
  • M

    Liber VIII

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...Vergili miramur illud "saepe exiguus mus"; nam epitheton "exiguus" aptum et proprium effecit ne plus exspectaremus, et casus..."

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