epee
/ˈɛpeɪ/
epee noun: a sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
Noun
epee (plural epees)
- A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- The country’s fencing federation has officially recognised lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport, granting the weapon from George Lucas’s space saga the same status as the foil, epee and sabre, the traditional blades used at the Olympics.2019 February 19, “Lightsaber duelling registered as official sport in France”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020
epee meaning in Tamil
epee in Tamil
- பயிற்சிப் போர்வாள்
Forms of epee
| plural | epees |
|---|---|
| alternative form | épee |
| alternative form | épée |
Origin of epee
Borrowed from French épée, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spatha, spathe, and spade.
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Words that rhyme with epee
Questions about epee
- What does epee mean?
- Epee means a sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- What is epee in Tamil?
- Epee in Tamil is பயிற்சிப் போர்வாள். See Epee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is epee?
- Epee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce epee?
- Epee is pronounced /ˈɛpeɪ/.
- What is the plural of epee?
- The plural of epee is epees.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: epee (page history and authors); epee (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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