🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

epíteto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: epíteto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Epithet/ˈɛp.ɪ.θɛt/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"En la poesía, el epíteto 'rápido' se usa a menudo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A descriptive term or phrase expressing a quality or characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

    "In literature, the epithet 'swift-footed' is often used to describe Achilles."
  2. 2

    An adjective or descriptive phrase used to characterize someone or something, often used in a derogatory sense.

    "The politician was often referred to by the epithet 'liar' by his opponents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'epithet' originates from the Greek word 'epitheton', meaning 'attributed' or 'added'. It was adopted into Latin and later into Middle English, evolving to refer to descriptive phrases that characterize a person or thing.

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