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epic

The correct spelling is epic.

How to pronounce epic

/ˈɛp.ɪk/
noun

IPA: /ˈɛp.ɪk/

Say it like: Epi-c

The correct spelling is epic. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. For example: "The Icelandic epic took all night to recite."

Usage Examples

The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.

The book was an epic in four volumes.

Beowulf is an epic poem.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
  2. 2.A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
  3. 3.In software development, a large or extended user story.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, or relating to, an epic.
  2. 2.Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
  3. 3.Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
  4. 4.(of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.

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