Homeric

== English == === Etymology === From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /hoʊˈmɛɹɪk/ Hyphenation: Ho‧mer‧ic === Adjective === Homeric (comparative more Homeric, superlative most Homeric) Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer. Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works. Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic. ==== Alternative forms ==== homeric Homerick (obsolete) ==== Synonyms ==== Homerical (rare) Homerican (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “Homeric”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === Homer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia