Epic Definition

ĕpĭk

epics

noun

epics

A long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes.

Webster's New World

Any long narrative poem regarded as having the style, structure, and importance of an epic, as Dante's Divine Comedy.

Webster's New World

A prose narrative, play, film, etc. regarded as having certain qualities of an epic, as great length, a wide variety of characters and incidents, serious themes, etc.

Webster's New World

A series of events regarded as a proper subject for an epic.

Webster's New World

(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.

The after-prom party was epic.

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short-story

adjective

Of an epic.

Webster's New World

Having the nature of an epic.

Webster's New World

Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size.

American Heritage

Heroic and impressive in quality.

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abbreviation

(computing) Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing.

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(electronics) Etched and Polycrystalline carried IC.

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(electronics) Epitaxial Integrated Circuit.

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(law) Estates and Protected Individuals Code.

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Other Word Forms of Epic

Noun

Singular:

epic

Plural:

epics

Origin of Epic

From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikos), from ἔπος (epos, “word, story”).

From Wiktionary
From Latin epicus from Greek epikos from epos word, song wekw- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition