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l·i·ad
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i
əd
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-ee-
uh
d
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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.
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Origin:
<
Latin
Iliad-
(stem of
Ilias
) <
Greek,
equivalent to
Ili
(
on
) Troy +
-ad-
-ad
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Il·i·ad·ic
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iˈæd
ɪk
/
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il-ee-
ad
-ik
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,
adjective
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Iliad
(ˈɪlɪəd)
—
n
a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, attributed to Homer and probably composed before 700
bc
Iliadic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
Iliad
1579, from L. Illias (gen. Illiadis), from Gk. Ilias poiesis "poem of Ilion" (Troy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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ILIAD definition
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A
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["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].
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