epicede

/ˈɛpɪsiːd/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

""This epicede, longer and more ornate than that issued two years before on Prince Henry, is neither much worse nor much better in substance and in style.""

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.

epicedes (plural) epicedia (plural)

elegy epicedium

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How do you pronounce epicede?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛpɪsiːd/.

What does epicede mean?

An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.

Where does epicede come from?

It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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