ep|i|thet

ep|i|thet
ep|i|thet «EHP uh theht», noun.
1. a descriptive expression; a word or phrase expressing some quality or attribute. In “crafty Ulysses,” “Richard the Lion-Hearted,” and “Honest Abe,” the epithets are “crafty,” “Lion-Hearted,” and “Honest.” »

Such epithets like pepper, Give zest to what you write (Lewis Carroll).

2. a word or phrase (sometimes insulting or contemptuous) used in place of a person's name.
3. that part of the scientific name of an animal or plant which denotes a species, variety, or other division of a genus. Example: In Canis familiaris (the dog), familiaris is the specific epithet. In Prunus persica (the peach), persica is the specific epithet.
4. Obsolete. a phrase or expression.
╂[< Latin epitheton < Greek epítheton < ep- on, in addition + tithénai to place]

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