Definition of epyllion in English:

epyllion

nounPlural epyllia ɪˈpɪlɪənɛˈpɪlɪənəˈpilēən

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

单词	epyllion
释义	Definition of epyllion in English: epyllion nounPlural epyllia ɪˈpɪlɪənɛˈpɪlɪənəˈpilēən A narrative poem that resembles an epic poem in style, but which is notably shorter. 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. 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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