Definitions for Iliad

Iliad Il·i·ad

Spelling: [il-ee-uh d]
IPA: /ˈɪl i əd/

Iliad is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in Iliad (adiil).

Definitions for Iliad

noun

  1. (italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) any similar poem; a long narrative.
  3. (often lowercase) a long series of woes, trials, etc.

Origin of Iliad

Latin Iliad- (stem of Ilias) Greek, equivalent to Ili(on) Troy + -ad- -ad1

Examples for Iliad

In the Iliad, a Chimera is a grotesque animal jumble, “lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle.”

They looked for Swadesh words in the "Iliad" and found 173 of them.

There is a detailed description of the proceedings in Iliad i. 456 sqq.

I put by my "Iliad," feeling sure that I should be able to finish it again.

Men have been punching each other in the head since the beginning of time, and you will find references to boxing in The Iliad.

The saints of the Christian took the place of the gods of the "Iliad."

Waiting for the Barbarians By Daniel Mendelsohn A master classicist takes on subjects from the ‘Iliad’ to ‘Avatar.’

His life 'is an Iliad of calamities, a chain of misfortunes.

The scientists tracked the words in the "Iliad" the way they would track genes in a genome.

Their poems may not have such a sweep as the Iliad, still their sweep is great.

Word Value for Iliad
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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