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e|piph|a|ny — «ih PIHF uh nee», noun. January 6, the anniversary of the coming of the Three Wise Men to honor the infant Jesus at Bethlehem; Twelfth day; Little Christmas. ╂[< Old French epiphany < Late Latin epiphanīa < Greek epipháneia < epi upon … Useful english dictionary
E|piph|a|ny — «ih PIHF uh nee», noun. January 6, the anniversary of the coming of the Three Wise Men to honor the infant Jesus at Bethlehem; Twelfth day; Little Christmas. ╂[< Old French epiphany < Late Latin epiphanīa < Greek epipháneia < epi upon … Useful english dictionary
e|piph|a|nous — «ih PIHF uh nuhs», adjective. 1. = epiphanic. (Cf. ↑epiphanic) 2. resplendent; showy … Useful english dictionary
e|piph|y|sis — «ih PIHF uh sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». Anatomy. 1. the spongy end of a bone which, originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage, ossifies and becomes united to the main bone. 2. = pineal body. (Cf. ↑pineal body) ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
e|piph|y|si|tis — «ih PIHF uh SY tihs», noun. inflammation of an epiphysis or of the cartilage which separates it from the main bone … Useful english dictionary
epiphany — e•piph•a•ny [[t]ɪˈpɪf ə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) rel an appearance or manifestation, esp. of a deity 2) rel (cap.) a Christian festival, observed on Jan. 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi;… … From formal English to slang
epiphysis — e•piph•y•sis [[t]ɪˈpɪf ə sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] ˌsiz[/t]] 1) anat. either of the ends of a long bone separated from the shaft by cartilage but later ossifying with it 2) anat. pineal gland • Etymology: 1625–35; < NL < Gk epíphysis a… … From formal English to slang
Epiphany — E*piph a*ny, n. [F. [ e]piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr. epifa nia (sc. ?), for epifa neia appearance, fr. epifai nein to show forth; epi + fai nein to show. See {Fancy}.] 1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest. [1913 Webster] Whom but just before… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epiphoneme — E*piph o*neme, n. Epiphonema. [R.] [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epiphora — E*piph o*ra, n. [L., fr. Gr. epifora , fr. epife rein to bring to or upon; epi + fe rein to bring.] 1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) The emphatic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
