epicede

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epicede

/ˈɛpɪsiːd/

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Learned borrowing from Latin epicēdīon, from Ancient Greek ἐπικήδειον (epikḗdeion), neuter singular form of ἐπικήδειος (epikḗdeios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of epicedium.

noun epicedes · epicedia

An elegy; an ode to someone deceased. "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."
Similar: elegy, epicedium

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noun elegy, ode to deceased

Русский	эле́гия elégija

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@misc{epicede_2026,
  title = {epicede},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epicede},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}