Meaning of HOMERIC
| Pronunciation: | | how'merik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek" |
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| | Definition: | | \Ho*mer"ic\, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. "Omhriko`s.]
Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets;
resembling the poetry of Homer.
{Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; -- so called because used
by Homer in his epics.
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