Definizione monolingua

epithet

epithet (plural epithets)

1. A term used to characterize a person or thing.
2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
3. An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
   • 2006, Eric L. Goldstein, The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity?:

     Part of this process was the elaboration of new terms for the Jew, especially the increasingly popular epithet “kike”.

4. (biology) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.

Definizione dizionario epithet

	epiteto
	term used to characterize a person or thing
	term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person
	abusive or contemptuous word or phrase
	word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species
	Aggettivo, sostantivo o locuzione che accompagna e qualifica un nome.

aggetivo

aggettivale

aggettivo

Altri significati:

An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.

A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.

A term used to characterize a person or thing.

An informal, often humorous name; a name that is either connected to the real name, the personality, the appearance or an anecdote

(biology) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.