Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈɛpɪkəl/
Pronunciation notes
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ˈɛpɪkəl
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Adjective
Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.
Usage- Archaic
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More examples (1)
Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […].
Noun
Any book containing two or more epics.
A lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
Adjective
constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
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epic tradition