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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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • P

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   • I

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   • C

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