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--n. 3 epicure: It was a meal that would have won the approval
of the greatest epicureans.
epidemic adj. 1 widespread, universal, prevalent, prevailing, rampant,
general, wide-ranging, pandemic: The disease has reached
epidemic proportions.
--n. 2 plague, pestilence, scourge, rash, growth, upsurge,
outbreak, spread: An epidemic of anthrax has affected the
cattle.
epigram n. 1 witticism, bon mot, quip, mot, turn of phrase, jeu
d'esprit, Atticism; pun, double entendre, jeu de mots, play on
words, equivoque; paronomasia: His epigram characterizing
Eskimos as 'God's frozen people' was widely quoted. 2 proverb,
aphorism, maxim, saw, saying, adage, apophthegm or apothegm:
'Nothing succeeds like success' is his favourite epigram.
epigrammatic
adj. pithy, terse, laconic, concise, succinct, compendious,
piquant, pungent, trenchant, sententious, witty, pointed,
proverbial, aphoristic, apophthegmatic or apothegmatic, Colloq
snappy, punchy: Oscar Wilde is known for his epigrammatic
sayings.
episode n. 1 event, incident, occurrence, happening, experience,
adventure, affair, matter: Please do not remind me of the
episode with the chicken. 2 chapter, scene, instalment, part:
Don't miss tonight's episode of your favourite soap opera.
epitome n. 1 essence, quintessence, embodiment, personification,
archetype, exemplar, (typical) example, model, prototype: My
secretary is the epitome of laziness. 2 summary, abstract,
condensation, synopsis, digest, compendium, abridgement,
abbreviation, conspectus, r‚sum‚, contraction; outline, pr‚cis,
syllabus: The chairman wants an epitome of the report by
lunch-time.
5.13 equable...
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