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Definition of Epicede
1. n. A funeral song or discourse; an elegy.
Definition of Epicede
1. Noun. An elegy; an ode to someone deceased. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epicede
1. a funeral ode [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epicede
Literary usage of Epicede
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1858)
"5s. Reprinted in ' Did Flays,' 1810, vol. iv. An epicede, or funerall Song on
the most ... Heber, with the epicede, and folding-plate of the Herse, 4Í. 16s. ..."
2. Collectanea Anglo-poetica: Or, A Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue by Thomas Corser, James Crossley (1869)
"Accordingly we have here the fruit of his sorrow in an " epicede or ... The epicede
is dedicated " To his affectionate and true Friend, Mr. Henry Jones. ..."