epic

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/ˈɛp.ɪk/

adj 7noun 6name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, better, clear, lyric, main, national, novel, over

The main epic poem of ancient Greece is Homer's Iliad.

VERB + EPIC

announced, book, encountered, going, hope, targeting

We announced an epic road trip across Australia last summer.

EPIC + NOUN

city, day, dimensions, epics, it's, kalevala, night, poem

The kalevala stands as one of the most epic poems in all of world literature.

PREP.

among, in, in, than

The final battle scene was among the most epic moments in the entire film series.

ADV.

totally, truly

That concert was totally epic, with amazing performances from start to finish.

Definitions

noun

Acronym of explicitly parallel instruction computing.

Acronym of epitaxial integrated circuit.

name

Acronym of Estates and Protected Individuals Code.

Acronym of East Plano Islamic Center.

The Texas Rangers investigation is one of at least five announced investigations targeting EPIC or EPIC City. Those include investigations led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas State Board of Securities and the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

noun

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.

A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.

The book was an epic in four volumes.

These epics nearly always had runaway trains, nincompoops floundering with the controls and a collapsed bridge just ahead!

A large or extended user story.

Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

epos

adjective — very imposing or impressive

heroic
larger-than-life

adjective — constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literar

epical

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.

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The book was an epic in four volumes.

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These epics nearly always had runaway trains, nincompoops floundering with the controls and a collapsed bridge just ahead!

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Beowulf is an epic poem.

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The main theme of epic poetry is, of course, the hero, his life, his greatness of character, his deeds and his death.

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Usage Notes

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