epic

[US]/ˈepɪk/
[UK]/ˈepɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pertaining to or characteristic of an epic; of or resembling an epic
n. a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation; a work of art that resembles or suggests an epic.

Phrases & Collocations

epic adventure

epic battle

epic fantasy

epic story

epic poetry

Example Sentences

a tragedy of epic proportions.

the epic of the Old West.

They held a banquet of epic proportions.

the overall design of an epic poem.

his epic journey around the world.

a perverted translation of an epic poem.

The Odyssey is an epic of ancient Greece.

an epic tale of courage and heroism

our national epic poem Beowulf .

the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos.

the epic fight of one small ship against six enemy ships

I read the epic work “War and Peace”.

he designed the epic as a requiem for his wife.

McQueen had starred in such epics as The Magnificent Seven .

I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.

Millenarianism was absent in Milton's two epics—Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained.

Keats is referring to epic poetry when he mentions Homer's 'proud demesne'.

Although her part in the film was not that of epic-proportion, producer of the film, Joel Silver, introduced her to his friend and colleague, director Jan De Bont.

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