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epithet

[ ep-uh-thet ]

noun

  1. any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality:

    “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.

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  2. a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.”

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  3. a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc.:

    He demeans his female employees by addressing them with sexist epithets.

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  4. Botany, Zoology. specific epithet ( def ).


epithet

/ ˈɛɪˌθɛ /

noun

  1. a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a person's name

    "Lackland" is an epithet for King John

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ辱ˈٳپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·ٳi i·ٳi· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epithet1

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin epitheton “adjective; word used attributively,” from Greek íٳٴDz “something added, adjective, epithet,” derivative of 辱پٳéԲ “to place upon, put upon,” equivalent to epi- + the- (variant stem of پٳéԲ “to put, place”) + -ton neuter participle suffix; epi-
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epithet1

C16: from Latin epitheton, from Greek, from epitithenai to add, from tithenai to put
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According to the classical definition, that would be socialism — or Marxism or communism, whichever epithet we are using today.

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Based on history’s lessons, this is a fool’s bargain to the extreme and what will likely be another paragraph in the epithet of America’s multiracial pluralistic democracy.

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In the cease-and-desist letter, Collins condemns Healy’s social media “attacks” on his client, the singer’s use of “racial epithets” and his “recent threats of physical violence.”

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“I want to make clear that our police department does not tolerate racism or unacceptable epithets of any kind from any member of our organization,” Solinsky wrote in the release.

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Last week in Columbus, Ohio, a dozen or so people marched through the city waving Nazi flags and yelling racial epithets.

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