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noun a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
originFrom Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- + -ad.
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