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epicede

Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪsiːd/

The English word “epicede” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An elegy; an ode to someone deceased.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epicēdīon, from Ancient Greek ἐπικήδειον (epikḗdeion), neuter singular form of ἐπικήδειος (epikḗdeios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of epicedium.

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