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epic

/ˈɛp.ɪk/

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What does epic mean?

noun

  1. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
  2. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.
  3. A large or extended user story.
More meanings (11)

adjective

  1. Of or relating to an epic.
  2. Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character.
  3. Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
  4. That is an epimorphism.
  5. Pertaining to a dialect characteristic of epic poems, especially Epic Greek.
  6. (dated) Alternative letter-case form of epic (“relating to epic poems”).

noun

  1. Acronym of explicitly parallel instruction computing.
  2. Acronym of epitaxial integrated circuit.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of epic (“extended narrative poem”); especially a poem within a particular tradition of epics.

proper noun

  1. Acronym of Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
  2. Acronym of East Plano Islamic Center.
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IPA pronunciation

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Both incantation and epic may have originally existed independently, and, if so, their combination would have been suggested by their contents.
L. W. (Leonard William) KingLegends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew TraditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2030
The tragedy of the wasps' nest at the approach of the first chills of winter is the final fragment of an epic.
Georges Victor LegrosFabre, Poet of ScienceTranslated by Bernard MiallProject Gutenberg ebook #3489
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In it the coyote becomes a character of dignity and destiny, and the telling is epic in dignity as well as in prolongation.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
He continued to write frequently, sending me large specimens of an epic poem which he was then composing, and desiring my remarks and corrections.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
In their citations the older authors often speak of battles, and in epic ballads of heroes with marvelous strength.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747