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   epic

   /ˈɛpɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation. Similar heroic poemlong poemlong storysagalegendromancelayhistorychroniclemythfablefolk talefolk story
   • ▪ the genre of epics: "the romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic"
   • ▪ a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time: "a Hollywood biblical epic" Similar epic filmlong filminformal:blockbuster
   • 2. an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity: informal "the business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics: "our national epic poem" Similar heroiclonggrandmonumentalvastHomericMiltonianloftygrandiloquenthigh-flownhigh-soundingextravagantbombasticOpposite understated
   • 2. heroic or grand in scale or character: "his epic journey around the world" Similar ambitiousheroicgrandarduousextraordinaryHerculeanvery longvery greatvery largehugemonumental
   • ▪ particularly impressive or remarkable: informal "the gig last night was epic"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song’, related to eipein ‘say’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. epical adjective
   • 2. epically adverb

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   What is an epic event?

   • An event or series of events likened to those in an epic, esp. in being grand in scale or lengthy and arduous. This starry and dreamlike incident in the epic of life's common career. That life was a noble Christian epic. Before middle age he has lived an epic.

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   Which of the following is a great epic?

   • The Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid are some great epics from world literature, and two great epics in English are Beowulf and Paradise Lost. Figuratively, any task of great magnitude may be called “epic,” as in an “epic feat” or an “epic undertaking.”

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   What does epic mean?

   • A couple of centuries passed, and the word’s meaning came to describe other kinds of works, aside from poetry, which had similarly grand characteristics. More recently, epic has been found used in a highly colloquial fashion, in a manner that is largely synonymous with outstanding, fabulous, or impressive.

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   What is an epic poem?

   • An epic is a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats. After you sail around the world for seven years, fighting corruption and planting vegetable gardens, some poet will surely write the epic of your adventures. Epic comes from the Greek word for song, because Greek poets like Homer sang their poems.

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   When did epic become an adjective?

   • When epic began to be used as an adjective in English it was in specific reference to the characteristics of the type of poem that bears the same name. A couple of centuries passed, and the word’s meaning came to describe other kinds of works, aside from poetry, which had similarly grand characteristics.

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   What makes a movie 'epic'?

   • Figuratively, any task of great magnitude may be called “epic,” as in an “epic feat” or an “epic undertaking.” Director Amma Asante and a knockout ensemble cast led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw tackled complex themes of race, class and gender and tell a moving story that combines intimate details and epic historical sweep.

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   Epic definition: noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style. See examples of EPIC used in a sentence.

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   Of a person, event, action, etc.: such as is described in epic poetry; suitable for the subject of an epic poem; characterized by heroic and… epical 1668– Characteristic of an epic; resembling the style or the subjects of epic poetry; grand in scale or ambition.

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