Homeric Definition

Homeric, ho-mer'ik, adj. pertaining to Homer, the great poet of Greece (c. 850 B.C.): pertaining to or resembling the poetry of Homer.

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[adj] relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek"

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Misc. Definitions

\Ho*mer"ic\, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. "Omhriko`s.] Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer. {Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; -- so called because used by Homer in his epics.