epicede

发音

US /ˈɛpɪsiːd/

词形变化

epicedes 复数 epicedes epicedia epicedia 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.

词源

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.

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