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επίθετο — meaning in English

epitheto

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English meaning

  • adjective noun A word that describes or modifies a noun, such as "tall," "blue," or "happy."
  • cognomen noun An extra name given to an Ancient Roman, added to their first and family names, often to show which clan they belonged to.
  • epithet noun A word or phrase used to describe what a person or thing is like.

Senses

επίθετο is used for these senses in English:

  • adjective (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
  • cognomen (historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.
  • epithet A term used to characterize a person or thing.

cognomen — full definition

  1. noun An extra name given to an Ancient Roman, added to their first and family names, often to show which clan they belonged to.
  2. noun A nickname, used in the same way as the extra names ancient Romans had.
  3. noun A family name, used in the same way as a surname.
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