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 epic epic /ˈɛpɪk/

adjective

  1. () Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)  ( larger-than-life , epic , heroic )
    very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
     An epic voyage
    an epic voyage
     Of heroic proportions
    of heroic proportions
     Heroic sculpture
    heroic sculpture
  2. () Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic  ( epical , epic )
    constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
     Epic tradition
    epic tradition

noun

  1. () A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds  ( epos , heroic poem , epic poem , epic )
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
     Homer's "Iliad" is an epic that recounts the Trojan War.
    Homer's "Iliad" is an epic that recounts the Trojan War.