Iliad

[il-ee-uh d] /ˈɪl i əd/

noun

(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.

(sometimes lowercase) any similar poem; a long narrative.

(often lowercase) a long series of woes, trials, etc.

Origin

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

Related forms

Iliadic

[il-ee-ad-ik] /ˌɪl iˈæd ɪk/ (Show IPA), adjective

Examples from the web for Iliad

He is not wounded in any of the battles described in the Iliad.

British Dictionary definitions for Iliad

Iliad

/ˈɪlɪəd/

noun

a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, attributed to Homer and probably composed before 700 bc

Derived Forms

Iliadic (ˌɪlɪˈædɪk) adjective

Word Origin and History for Iliad

from Latin Ilias (genitive Iliadis), from Greek Ilias poiesis "poem of Ilion" (Troy), literally "city of Ilius," the mythical founder.

Iliad in Technology

language, real-time
A real-time language.
["On the Design of a Language for Programming Real-Time Concurrent Processes", H.A. Schutz, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-5(3):248-255, May 1979].
(2000-09-03)