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epitheton

epitheton noun: an epithet, an attribute of a person or thing.

Noun

epitheton (plural epithetons or epitheta)

  1. (archaic, rare) An epithet, an attribute of a person or thing.
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Forms of epitheton

pluralepithetons
pluralepitheta

Origin of epitheton

Learned borrowing from Latin epitheton. Doublet of epithet.

Questions about epitheton

What does epitheton mean?
Epitheton means an epithet, an attribute of a person or thing.
What part of speech is epitheton?
Epitheton is a noun.
What is the plural of epitheton?
The plural of epitheton is epithetons.

Words near epitheton in the dictionary

  1. epithetize
  2. epithetized
  3. epithetizes
  4. epithetizing
  5. epithetless
  6. epitheton
  7. epithetons
  8. epithetry
  9. epithets
  10. epithionitrile
  11. epithionitriles

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