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epithet

One entry found.

Entry Word:
epithet
Function:
noun
Text: 1 a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual<King Richard I of England was given the very laudatory epithet the Lion-Hearted>— see nickname 2 an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings<the school has a strict ban against the use of racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual epithets>— see insult
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