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- pronunciation:
- e
pihk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
referring or pertaining to a long poem that celebrates a hero or heroes and recounts their deeds in a grand style.
- similar words:
- heroic
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definition 2: |
of a novel, play, film, or the like, having a heroic subject or a grand tone.
- similar words:
- heroic
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definition 3: |
on a grand scale; of heroic proportions.
an epic battle- similar words:
- mythical
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related words: |
fabled, fabulous |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an epic poem, novel, film, or the like.
His new film is an epic that re-tells the tale of Jason and the Argonauts. |
definition 2: |
a series of events or a subject thought to be suitable for an epic work.
the epic of manned space flight |
related words: |
ballad, myth, novel |
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derivation: |
epically (adv.) |
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