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epinicion

epinicion noun: a song or ode in celebration of triumph or victory.

Noun

epinicion (plural epinicions or epinicia)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A song or ode in celebration of triumph or victory.

Forms of epinicion

pluralepinicions
pluralepinicia

Origin of epinicion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπινίκιον (epiníkion).

Questions about epinicion

What does epinicion mean?
Epinicion means a song or ode in celebration of triumph or victory.
What part of speech is epinicion?
Epinicion is a noun.
What is the plural of epinicion?
The plural of epinicion is epinicions.

Words near epinicion in the dictionary

  1. epinglettes
  2. epinicia
  3. epinicial
  4. epinician
  5. epinicians
  6. epinicion
  7. epinicions
  8. epinikia
  9. epinikian
  10. epinikians
  11. epinikion

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