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epic

US/ˈɛp.ɪk/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

  • “an epic voyage”
  • “of heroic proportions”
  • “heroic sculpture”
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2.

constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

  • “epic tradition”
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Origin

From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).

Phrases

  • art epic
  • Epic Cycle
  • epic doom
  • epic fail
  • Epic Greek
  • epic poetry
  • heroic epic
  • national epic

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