epicedian

adj, noun — 2 senses

epicedian

adj

1

Archaic epicedial

I pray you let the drama halt while Chorus stalks to the footlights and drops an epicedian tear upon the fatness of Mr. Hoover.1906, O. Henry, The Skylight Room:

epicedian

noun

1

Obsolete An epicede (dirge, lament).

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