Definition of Epic

1. Noun. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.

Exact synonyms: Epic Poem, Epos, Heroic Poem
Generic synonyms: Poem, Verse Form
Specialized synonyms: Aeneid, Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy, Iliad, Odyssey, Nibelungenlied
Specialized synonyms: Chanson De Geste, Rhapsody, Heroic, Heroic Meter, Heroic Verse
Derivative terms: Epical

2. Adjective. Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale). "Heroic sculpture"
Exact synonyms: Heroic, Larger-than-life
Similar to: Big, Large

3. Adjective. Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic. "Epic tradition"
Exact synonyms: Epical
Derivative terms: Epos

Definition of Epic

1. a. Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style.

2. n. An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.

Definition of Epic

1. a long narrative poem [n -S] : EPICAL [adj], EPICALLY [adv]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Epic

epiblast
epiblastic
epiblastic
epiblasts
epiblema
epiblepharon
epibole
epibolic
epibolic
epibolies
epiboly
epiboly
epibranchial
epibranchial placodes
epibulbar
epic (current term)
epical
epically
epicalyces
epicalyx
epicalyx
epicalyxes
epicanthal fold
epicanthi
epicanthic fold
epicanthus
epicanthus
epicanthus inversus
epicanthus palpebralis
epicanthus supraciliaris

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