epos
epos noun: an epic.
Noun (1)
epos (plural eposes)
- An epic.
- Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
- The bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos to understand its underlying spirit perfectly.1932, Hans Licht [pseudonym; Paul Brandt], translated by J. H. Freese, “[Male Homosexuality] History of Greek Love of Boys”, in Lawrence H. Dawson, editor, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, London...
Noun (2)
epos (plural not attested)
- The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.
Noun (3) capitalized: EPOs
EPOs
- plural of EPO
Noun (4) capitalized: Epos
Epos
- plural of Epo
Forms of epos
| plural | eposes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ipos |
Origin of epos
From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp. tubers”).
Questions about epos
- What does epos mean?
- Epos means an epic.
- What part of speech is epos?
- Epos is a noun.
- What is the plural of epos?
- The plural of epos is eposes.
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