Definition
An alternative form of epidictic; relating to ceremonial or demonstrative speech intended to display rather than persuade.
Etymology
From epidictic + '-al' (adjective suffix), creating a variant form used in older English texts and classical rhetoric discussions.
Kelly Says
Language evolves, and 'epidictical' is the older, fancier cousin of 'epidictic'—both mean the same thing, but epidictical sounds like it walked straight out of a 1700s library!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُنتَشِر
mu-n-ta-shir
CACatalà
epidèmic
e-pi-dem-ik
CSČeština
epidimický
e-pi-di-mi-cky
DADansk
epidimisk
e-pi-di-mishk
DEDeutsch
epidiktals
e-pi-dikt-als
ELΕλληνικά
επιδημικός
e-pi-di-mo-kos
ESEspañol
epidictal
e-pi-di-k-tal
FISuomi
epidiminen
e-pi-di-mi-nen
FRFrançais
épidictical
e-pi-dik-ti-kal
GUGU
એપીડેમિક
e-pi-de-mik
HAHA
epidemic
e-pi-dem-ik
HEעברית
אפילמיה
e-pi-le-mi-ya
HUMagyar
epidemikus
e-pi-de-mi-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
epidemik
e-pi-dem-ik
IGIG
epidemic
e-pi-dem-ik
ITItaliano
epidictale
e-pi-di-k-ta-le
JA日本語
流行性のある
ryūköu-sei-no-aru
KKKK
эпидемия
e-pi-de-mi-ya
KMKM
រាជធានី
ro-a-ch-a-na-i
KO한국어
전염성 있는
jeon-nyeom-seong it-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
epidemik
e-pi-dem-ik
NLNederlands
epidimisch
e-pi-di-misch
NONorsk
epidimisk
e-pi-di-mishk
PAPA
એપીડેમિક
e-pi-de-mik
PLPolski
epidymalny
e-pi-dym-al-ny
PTPortuguês
epidictical
e-pi-di-k-ti-kal
RORomână
epidemice
e-pi-de-mi-tse
RUРусский
эпидемический
e-pi-de-mi-che-skiy
SVSvenska
epidimisk
e-pi-di-mishk
SWKiswahili
epidemic
e-pi-dem-ik
TEతెలుగు
ప్రాణాంతకం
pra-na-an-tha-kam
TLTL
epidimiko
e-pi-di-mi-koh
TRTürkçe
epidimik
e-pi-dim-ik
UKУкраїнська
епідемічний
e-pi-de-mi-chnyy
YOYO
epidemic
e-pi-dem-ik
ZUZU
epidimic
e-pi-di-mik