epichoric
epichoric adjective: of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet).
Adjective
epichoric (comparative more epichoric, superlative most epichoric)
- Of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet).
- These characteristic monuments do not, however, seem to survive the epichoric script.1957, Tullia Rönne, Peter Marshall Fraser, Boeotian and West Greek Tombstones, Gleerup, published 1957, page 37
- However, there are also a number of other epichoric inscriptions which do not appear in either Kalinka's or Neumann's collections.1986, Trevor Bryce, The Lycians in Literary and Epigraphic Sources, Museum Tusculanum Press, published 1986, page 43
Forms of epichoric
| comparative | more epichoric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most epichoric |
Origin of epichoric
From Ancient Greek ἐπιχώριος (epikhṓrios) + -ic, from ἐπί (epí) + χώρα (khṓra, “country”).
Questions about epichoric
- What does epichoric mean?
- Epichoric means of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet).
- What part of speech is epichoric?
- Epichoric is an adjective.
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