Epical
//ˈɛpɪkəl// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any book containing two or more epics.
- 2 A lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose. archaic
"Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […]."
Adjective
- 1 constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […]."
Etymology
From epic + -al.
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