EPINICION

Etymology

Noun

epinicion (plural epinicions or epinicia)

(Ancient Greece) A song or ode in celebration of triumph or victory.

Source: Wiktionary


Ep`i*ni"cion, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. epinicium.]

Definition: A song of triumph. [Obs.] T. Warton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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