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Homeric.

Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/həʊˈmɛɹɪk/Received-Pronunciation/hoʊˈmɛɹɪk/General-American
  1. Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.

  2. Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.

  3. Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.

Where this word comes from

From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer + -ic.

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