εποποιία

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French épopée, from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía, epic poetry).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.po.piˈi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πο‧ποι‧ί‧α

Noun

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εποποιία (epopoiíaf (plural εποποιίες)

  1. (rare) epic poetry
  2. (figuratively) epic (a series of events considered appropriate to an epic, especially military operations)
    Synonym: έπος n (épos)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ εποποιία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language