Etymology

epicedium

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Today it means: An epicede: a dirge, lament, elegy. Full definition →

Latin epicēdīum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromepicēdīum
  2. English todayepicedium

Learned borrowing from Latin epicēdīum. Doublet of epicede.

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