Epithetry

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art or practice of using epithets. rare, uncountable

    "Chang Loi’s ancestry with choice bits of elephant-folk epithetry so tangful they made even Barnsdale’s accustomed ears to pringle with their novelty and warmth."

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"Chang Loi’s ancestry with choice bits of elephant-folk epithetry so tangful they made even Barnsdale’s accustomed ears to pringle with their novelty and warmth."

Etymology

From epithet + -ry.

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