epiteetti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appellative adj (grammar) Relating to a common noun, one used for a general class of thing rather than a single name.
- epithet noun A word or phrase used to describe what a person or thing is like.
Senses
epiteetti is used for these senses in English:
- appellative An epithet.
- epithet A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- epithet A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- epithet (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
appellative — full definition
- adj (grammar) Relating to a common noun, one used for a general class of thing rather than a single name.
- adj Relating to the giving of names.
epithet — full definition
- noun A word or phrase used to describe what a person or thing is like.
- noun A word added to a god's name to show which particular aspect or role is meant.
- noun A descriptive phrase used in place of someone's actual name or title.
- noun One of the set, repeated phrases in the Iliad and Odyssey that describe a person, group or thing.
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