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epinician

 
Dictionary: Ep·i·ni·cion

n.

A song of triumph. [Obs.] T. Warton.


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[fr. Gk epinicion, song of victory]  /ep eh NI si un/  in celebration of victory
Poetry Glossary: Epinicion or Epinician or Epinikion
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A song in celebration of triumph; an ode in praise of a victory in the Greek games or in war.

 
 
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encomium
Bacchylides

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