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单词 epyllion
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Definition of epyllion in English:

epyllion

nounPlural epyllia ɪˈpɪlɪənɛˈpɪlɪənəˈpilēən
  • A narrative poem that resembles an epic poem in style, but which is notably shorter.

    小型史诗,短叙事诗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps the finest specimen of this hexametric renascence, however, was Charles Kingsley's mythopoetic epyllion 'Andromeda'.
    • This meditation is complicated by the fact that 'Lucrece' is an epyllion, a hybrid genre characterized both by its deployment of vivid description and by its treatment of epic subjects.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek epullion, diminutive of epos 'word, song', from eipein 'say'.

Rhymes

Abbevillian, Azilian, Brazilian, caecilian, Castilian, Chilean, Churchillian, civilian, cotillion, crocodilian, Gillian, Lilian, Maximilian, Pamphylian, pavilion, postilion, Quintilian, reptilian, Sicilian, Tamilian, vaudevillian, vermilion, Virgilian

Definition of epyllion in US English:

epyllion

nounəˈpilēən
  • A narrative poem that resembles an epic poem in style, but which is notably shorter.

    小型史诗,短叙事诗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This meditation is complicated by the fact that 'Lucrece' is an epyllion, a hybrid genre characterized both by its deployment of vivid description and by its treatment of epic subjects.
    • Perhaps the finest specimen of this hexametric renascence, however, was Charles Kingsley's mythopoetic epyllion 'Andromeda'.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek epullion, diminutive of epos ‘word, song’, from eipein ‘say’.

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