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  1. epiniciannoun

    A Greek ode in honor of a victorious athlete

  2. epinicianadjective

    Of, related to, or resembling a certain type of Greek ode in honor of a victorious athlete

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  1. epinician

    The epinikion or epinicion (plural epinikia or epinicia, Greek ἐπινίκιον, from epi-, "on," + nikê, "victory") is a genre of occasional poetry also known in English as a victory ode. In ancient Greece, the epinikion most often took the form of a choral lyric, commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Major poets in the genre are Simonides, Bacchylides, and Pindar.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of epinician in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of epinician in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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