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epicedes

epicedes is the plural of epicede.

Meaning of epicede

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

Questions about epicedes

What is epicedes the plural of?
Epicedes is the plural of epicede.

Words near epicedes in the dictionary

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

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