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Meaning of Homer nods | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2
ˈhəʊmə ˈnɒdz

Definitions

Phrase. [B2]

Examples

Horace acknowledges that honeſt Homer''' nods ſometimes: He is not equally awake in every Line: […]”
“Thoſe are but Stratagems which Errors ſeem, / Nor is it Homer Nods, but We that Dream.”
“He [de Vigneul-Marvin] knows that Homer''' nods sometimes, and that Faults are found in the beſt writers. He is an Author himself, and conſequently may commit an Over-ſight as well as Pindar, Virgil, Horace, and all the moſt celebrated Ancient and Modern Authors.”
And Homer nods: The Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles played in this year's NFC championship, not NFL championship as we said in a Friday follow-up (since corrected).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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