epinicion

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noun

A song or ode in celebration of triumph or victory.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounepinicion (plural epinicions or epinicia)

plural epinicions · plural epinicia

  1. Ancient GreeceA song or ode in celebration of triumph or victory.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπινίκιον
  2. Ancient Greekἐπινίκιον
  3. Englishepinicion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπινίκιον (epiníkion).

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APA

epinicion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epinicion

MLA

“epinicion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epinicion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epinicion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epinicion.

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