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epithet /ˈɛpɪθɛt/
▶noun an adjective or phrase expressing a characteristic quality or attribute of the person or thing mentioned.
– derivatives
epithetic adjective,
epithetical adjective,
epithetically adverb.
epithetic adjective,
epithetical adjective,
epithetically adverb.
– origin C16: from Fr. épithète, or via L. from Gk epitheton, neut. of epithetos ‘attributed’, from epitithenai ‘add’.
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