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Epic
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- 1 Of or relating to an epic.
"Beowulf is an epic poem."
- 2 That is an epimorphism. not-comparable
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of epic (“relating to epic poems”). alt-of, dated
"But the absolute isolation which marks the narrative of the Bundehesh, not a trace of any analogous record being found either in the Zend-Avesta or in the Epic tradition, as collected by Firdouzi, Ḫamza, and the other writers of the Musselman epoch, is of a nature to inspire great doubts in regard to its character as a genuine Iranian legend."
- 4 Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
"The epic defense was rewarded with the highest military decorations"
- 5 Pertaining to a dialect characteristic of epic poems, especially Epic Greek.
"Every δῆμος [dêmos] had one or more towns (πόλεις [poleis]), and accordingly for the complete description of the land, usual in the Epic phraseology, both expressions are commonly united […]"
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- 6 Extending beyond the usual or ordinary. colloquial, informal, slang
"The after-prom party was truly epic."
- 7 Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.; Extremely impressive or remarkable. colloquial, informal, slang
- 1 very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) wordnet
- 2 constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic wordnet
- 1 Acronym of Estates and Protected Individuals Code. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 2 Acronym of East Plano Islamic Center. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"The Texas Rangers investigation is one of at least five announced investigations targeting EPIC or EPIC City. Those include investigations led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas State Board of Securities and the Texas Funeral Service Commission."
- 1 Acronym of explicitly parallel instruction computing. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 2 An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
"The Icelandic epic took all night to recite."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of epic (“extended narrative poem”); especially a poem within a particular tradition of epics. alt-of
"He calls for a special kind of instrument, bearing a name which smacks of the Norse Epics—a “Nibling.”"
- 4 a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds wordnet
- 5 Acronym of epitaxial integrated circuit. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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- 6 A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.
"The book was an epic in four volumes."
- 7 A large or extended user story.
"Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories."
Etymology
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
From epi-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
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