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Il⋅i⋅ad
[il-ee-uh
d] 
–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. |
Related forms:
Il⋅i⋅ad⋅ic [il-ee-ad-ik] , adjective
[il-ee-ad-ik] , adjective
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| Il·i·ad (ĭl'ē-əd, -ād') 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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