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EPITHET

a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing

The meaning of the word epithet is a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing.

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WordMeaning
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
finitehaving definite or definable limits
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
drabslattern
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
juncturea point of time
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)