epicede

English

WOTD – 6 June 2007

Etymology

From Latin epicēdīum, from Ancient Greek ἐπικήδειον (epikḗdeion), neuter singular form of ἐπικήδειος (epikḗdeios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpɪsiːd/

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Noun

epicede (plural epicedes or epicedia)

1. An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.
   • 1875, Algernon Charles Swinburne, 'George Chapman: A Critical Essay‎^[1], page 139:

     "This epicede, longer and more ornate than that issued two years before on Prince Henry, is neither much worse nor much better in substance and in style."

Synonyms

• elegy, epicedium

Translations

elegy, ode to deceased

• Old English: līclēoþ n
• Russian: эле́гия (ru) f (elégija)

Anagrams

• depiece