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Il·i·ad    Audio Help   [il-ee-uhd] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
2.(sometimes lowercase) any similar poem; a long narrative.
3.(often lowercase) a long series of woes, trials, etc.

[Origin: < L Iliad- (s. of Ilias) < Gk, equiv. to Ili(on) Troy + -ad- -ad]

Il·i·ad·ic    Audio Help   [il-ee-ad-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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Il·i·ad    Audio Help   (ĭl'ē-əd, -ād')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The older of the two surviving ancient Greek epic poems, traditionally ascribed to Homer but containing material composed orally over several centuries. It begins with the wrathful withdrawal of the Greek hero Achilles from the fighting in the Trojan War and ends after his return to slay the Trojan hero Hector.

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Iliad 
1579, from L. Illias (gen. Illiadis), from Gk. Ilias poiesis "poem of Ilion" (Troy).

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iliad

noun
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy 

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ILIAD language, real-time
A real-time language.
["On the Design of a Language for Programming Real-Time Concurrent Processes", H.A. Schutz, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-5(3):248-255, May 1979].
(2000-09-03)

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