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PRONUNCIATION OF EPINICION

epinicion  [ˌepɪˈnɪsɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPINICION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epinicion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPINICION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

epinicion

Epinikion

The epinikion or epinicion is a genre of occasional poetry also known in English as a victory ode. In ancient Greece, the epinikion most often took the form of a choral lyric, commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Major poets in the genre are Simonides, Bacchylides, and Pindar.

Definition of epinicion in the English dictionary

The definition of epinicion in the dictionary is a victory song.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPINICION


Albigensian
ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsɪən
basion
ˈbeɪsɪən
Cappadocian
ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪən
enzian
ˈɛntsɪən
epinician
ˌepɪˈnɪsɪən
Gaussian
ˈɡaʊsɪən
halcyon
ˈhælsɪən
Hertzian
ˈhɜːtsɪən
hessian
ˈhɛsɪən
Joycean
ˈdʒɔɪsɪən
Lucian
ˈluːsɪən
Lycian
ˈlɪsɪən
Marxian
ˈmɑːksɪən
Mysian
ˈmɪsɪən
Ossian
ˈɒsɪən
paradisean
ˌpærəˈdɪsɪən
paradisian
ˌpærəˈdɪsɪən
Piscean
ˈpaɪsɪən
Procyon
ˈprəʊsɪən
Waldensian
wɒlˈdensɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPINICION

epinaos
epinastic
epinastically
epinasties
epinasty
epinephrin
epinephrine
epineural
epineurial
epineurium
epinician
epinikian
epinosic
epipelagic
epipetalous
Epiph.
epiphanic
epiphanies
epiphanous
epiphany

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPINICION

above suspicion
accreditation
action
addition
administration
animation
application
association
attention
attraction
attribution
auction
certification
champion
coercion
on suspicion
scion
suspicion
under suspicion
unsuspicion

Synonyms and antonyms of epinicion in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «epinicion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPINICION

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The translations of epinicion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epinicion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

epinicion
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epinicio
570 millions of speakers

English

epinicion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epinicion
380 millions of speakers
ar

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epinicion
280 millions of speakers

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epinicion
278 millions of speakers

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epinicion
270 millions of speakers

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epinicion
260 millions of speakers

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epinicion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epinisi
190 millions of speakers

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epinicion
180 millions of speakers

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epinicion
130 millions of speakers

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epinicion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epinisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

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epinicion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

epinicion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिनीशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epinicion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lungo epinicio
65 millions of speakers

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epinicion
50 millions of speakers

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epinicion
40 millions of speakers

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epinicion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

epinicion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epinicion
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

epinicion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epinicion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epinicion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPINICION»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPINICION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epinicion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPINICION»

Discover the use of epinicion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epinicion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reformation Readings of the Apocalypse : Geneva, Zurich, and ...
Composed of sixty-one distychs (on the metrical model of Ovid's Fasti), the Epinicion, as its name suggests, celebrates the victory of Christ and also makes some damning remarks about Christ's enemies such as Eck, Cochlaeus, and other ...
Institute of Reformation History University of Geneva Irena Backus Professor, 2000
2
Poetry and Drama: Literary Terms and Concepts
An epinicion, or epinician, is a lyric ode honouring a victor in one of the great Hellenic games. The epinicion was performed usually by a chorus, or on occasion by a solo singer, as part of the celebration on the victor's triumphal return to his city ...
Kathleen Kuiper, 2011
3
The Writings of John Calvin: An Introductory Guide
On January 1, 1541, during his stay in Worms, Calvin wrote the poem Epinicion Christo cantatum “just for fun.”15 This “Victory Song for Christ” was a poem with clear allusions to the events in Worms. It was not originally intended for publication ...
Wulfert Greef, 2008
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Handel's Israelite Oratorio Libretti: Sacred Drama and ...
David's victory over Goliath as typologically or prophetically celebrating Christ's victory over the devil.30 Such a spiritualized understanding of David's battle with Goliath is clearly hinted at on several occasions in the Epinicion. First of all, in the  ...
Deborah W. Rooke, 2012
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Music Outside the Lines: Ideas for Composing in K-12 Music ...
Epinicion contains a simple, yet haunting, melody that repeats several times with a new background of aleatoric sounds coming from the ensemble upon each repetition. (See figure 6.1 for the melody). Intermediate- or advanced-level concert ...
Maud Hickey, 2012
6
Blue Margin
Fragment. of. an. epinicion. by. Simonides. (translation). when, in the ornate ark, while the wind tossed her and the seawave rose, while tears ruled her cheeks and she was filled with fear, embracing Perseus, she said, “My child, my trouble is ...
Roy Arthur Swanson, 2008
7
The poetic negligée, by Caleb
POLISH. EPINICION. Hark to our cannon's thundering roar — Hark to the brazen trumpet-blast — Hark to the war-shouts mingling o'er The dying as they strike their last. On to the crimson strife, ye brave — On to the struggle, hand to hand ...
W H. Armstrong, 1832
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Bookseller's catalogues
741 Irenodia Gratulatoria ; sive, Olivcri Cromwelli, &c, Epinicion. — Adlnvictiss. VirumEdm.Ludlovium, cum versus Jernatn proficisceretur Soteriae. — In obituai Edvardi Pophain carmine acrosticho perovatuin, iMt. et Ang., folio, 40 leaves, No  ...
William Strong (bookseller.), 1828
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The bibliographer's manual of English literature: containing ...
Lond. 1 656. folio. 9s. In celeberrimam Naumachiam Venetia- rum Reipublicsa Victorian) contra Turcarum Classem Epinicion. Lond. 1656. folio. In Caroli Reg. Suec. pro Regno Folono- nnn Successes, Heroicum Triumphale. Lond. 1656. folio.
William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn, 1834
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D.J
10s. lnavgvratio Olivariana: Carmen votivum. Lond. 1656. folio. 95. In celeberrimam Naumachiam Venetiarum Reipubiicfii Victoriam contraTurcarum Classem Epinicion. Lond. 1656. folio. In Caroli Reg. Suec. pro Regno Polonorum Snceessus, ...
William Thomas Lowndes, 1834

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPINICION»

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Report & Results: 2015 Northern Counties Open
Their set closed with Bruce Wallace's arrangement of American composer John Paulson's idiosyncratic 'Epinicion', a choice described by the ... «4barsrest.com, May 15»
2
Juniata Wind Symphony Plays 'Planets' Excerpts
The full wind symphony will return, playing "Epinicion" by John Baldwin. An epinicion is an ancient song of victory sung after a triumphant battle ... «Juniata College, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
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