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epicedian

epicedian adjective: epicedial.

Adjective

epicedian (comparative more epicedian, superlative most epicedian)

  1. (archaic) epicedial
    • I pray you let the drama halt while Chorus stalks to the footlights and drops an epicedian tear upon the fatness of Mr. Hoover.1906, O. Henry, The Skylight Room

Noun

epicedian (plural epicedians)

  1. (obsolete) An epicede (dirge, lament).

Forms of epicedian

Adjective
comparativemore epicedian
superlativemost epicedian
Noun
pluralepicedians

Questions about epicedian

What does epicedian mean?
Epicedian means epicedial.
What part of speech is epicedian?
Epicedian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near epicedian in the dictionary

  1. epicatequine
  2. epicede
  3. epicedes
  4. epicedia
  5. epicedial
  6. epicedian
  7. epicedians
  8. epicedium
  9. epicedrol
  10. epicellular
  11. epicellularly

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