Etymology

epyllion

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Today it means: A "little epic". Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπύλλιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐπύλλιον
  2. English todayepyllion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπύλλιον (epúllion). The term was first used in the nineteenth century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.