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epithet
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epithet
(noun)
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epithet
/
ˈ
ɛpəˌθɛt/
noun
plural
epithets
epithet
/
ˈ
ɛpəˌθɛt/
noun
plural
epithets
Learner's definition of EPITHET
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1
:
a word or phrase that describes a person or thing
His charitable works have earned him the epithet “Mr. Philanthropy.”
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an offensive word or name that is used as a way of abusing or insulting someone
Many were offended by her use of racial
epithets
.
a group of angry people hurling
epithets
at one another
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