epic
Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪk/
The English word “epic” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.
- A large or extended user story.
adjective
- Of or relating to an epic.
- Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character.
- Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
- That is an epimorphism.
Etymology
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
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