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epicede

/ˈɛpɪsiːd/

epicede noun: an elegy; an ode to someone deceased.

Noun

epicede (plural epicedes or epicedia)

  1. An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
    • "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."1875, Algernon Charles Swinburne, 'George Chapman: A Critical Essay, page 139
    Synonyms:
    elegy, epicedium

epicede meaning in Tamil

epicede in Tamil

சாவுப்பாட்டு

Synonyms of epicede

Forms of epicede

pluralepicedes
pluralepicedia

Origin of epicede

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.

Questions about epicede

What does epicede mean?
Epicede means an elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
What is epicede in Tamil?
Epicede in Tamil is சாவுப்பாட்டு. See Epicede meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epicede?
Epicede is a noun.
How do you pronounce epicede?
Epicede is pronounced /ˈɛpɪsiːd/.
What is the plural of epicede?
The plural of epicede is epicedes.

Words near epicede in the dictionary

  1. epicarpous
  2. epicarps
  3. epicatechin
  4. epicatechins
  5. epicatequine
  6. epicede
  7. epicedes
  8. epicedia
  9. epicedial
  10. epicedian
  11. epicedians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epicede (page history and authors); epicede (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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