epic
noun/ˈepɪk/
/ˈepɪk/
- [countable, uncountable] a long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation’s history; this style of poetry
- one of the great Hindu epics
- the creative genius of Greek epic
- [countable] a long film or book that contains a lot of action, usually about a historical subjectTopics Film and theatrec1
- [countable] (sometimes humorous) a long and difficult job or activity that you think people should admire
- Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song’, related to eipein ‘say’.
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