Iliad
pronunciation
How to pronounce Iliad in British English:
UK [ˈiliəd]
How to pronounce Iliad in American English:
US [ˈɪliəd, -ˌæd]
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- Noun:
- a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
Word Origin
- Iliad
- from Latin Ilias (genitive Iliadis), from Greek Ilias poiesis "poem of Ilion" (Troy), literally "city of Ilius," the mythical founder.
Example
- 1. The iliad by homer ( download pdf )
- 2. Conquering mobile will be harder than iliad 's entry into broadband .
- 3. Like the hero of " the iliad " , china can seem invincible .
- 4. Because of health worries about mobile-phone masts in france , iliad may find it tricky to build its network .
- 5. On december 18th france 's telecoms regulator awarded a new mobile licence to iliad , an upstart telecoms firm , even though mr sarkozy had publicly voiced misgivings .