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What (who) is Epic - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
EPIC; Epics; Epic (disambiguation); EPIC (disambiguation); Epic (fiction); Epic (storytelling); Epic (story); Epic (album); Epic (song)

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(epics)
1.
An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events.
...the Middle High German epic, 'Nibelungenlied', written about 1200...
At three hours and 21 minutes, it is an over-long, standard Hollywood epic.
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Epic is also an adjective.
...epic narrative poems...
Like 'Gone With The Wind' it's an unashamed epic romance.
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2.
Something that is epic is very large and impressive.
...Columbus's epic voyage of discovery.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
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·noun An epic or heroic poem. ·see Epic, ·adj.
II. Epic ·adj 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.

Wikipedia

Epic

Epic commonly refers to:

  • Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
  • Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements

Epic or EPIC may also refer to:

Examples of use of Epic
1. Looking back, the Cold War was an epic struggle that incurred epic costs.
2. Among them are epic "On the Peak of 20th Century," a long epic "The General and Soldier of Mt.
3. "It‘s not unmitigated good or unmitigated bad." When he watches EPIC 2014, he says, "I always get at least as excited as I am scared of the possibilities." EPIC 2014, and an updated EPIC 2015 are online in several places, including: www.robinsloan.com/epic.
4. NAKHEEL’S EPIC DEVELOPMENT Nakheel, one of the world’s largest property developers, has completed the land reclamation for its epic island development — The World.
5. Garcia is attempting nothing less than an epic family saga set against an epic historical backdrop, but the story line is skewed.