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Definition of: Iliad
(il′ē·əd)
1. An ancient Greek epic poem in 24 books on the siege of Ilium (Troy), traditionally ascribed to Homer.
2. Any similar long narrative poem.
3. A tale of many sorrows or miseries. [<L Ilias, -adis <Gk. Ilias, -ados <Ilios, Ilion Ilium (Troy)]
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