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Epikie

German, noun/epiˈkiː/

Epikie is spelled E-P-I-K-I-E (6 letters). Epikie is a German feminine noun meaning “epikeia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Tugend, gegen den Wortlaut einer Regelung dann zu verstoßen, wenn dies nötig ist, um ihrem Sinn zu…”.

What does Epikie mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineepikeia

  2. 2

    feminineequity

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. die Tugend, gegen den Wortlaut einer Regelung dann zu verstoßen, wenn dies nötig ist, um ihrem Sinn zu gehorchen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce Epikie?

  • /epiˈkiː/
  • [epiˈkiː]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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