epinicial

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epinicial (not comparable)

  1. (rare, obsolete) Alternative form of epinikian
    • 1774–81, Thomas Warton, The History of English Poetry
      Diodorus Siculus says that the Gauls, who were Celts, delivered the spoils won in battle, yet reeking with blood, to their attendants: these were carried in triumph, while an epinicial song was chanted []

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