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English adjective: epic | |||
| 1. | epic very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) | ||
| Samples | An epic voyage. Of heroic proportions. Heroic sculpture. | ||
| Synonyms | heroic, larger-than-life | ||
| Similar | big, large | ||
| Antonyms | little, small | ||
| 2. | epic constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic | ||
| Samples | Epic tradition. | ||
| Synonyms | epical | ||
English noun: epic | |||
| 1. | epic (communication) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | ||
| Synonyms | epic poem, epos, heroic poem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | poem, verse form | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chanson de geste, heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse, rhapsody | ||
| Instance hyponym | Aeneid, Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy, Iliad, Nibelungenlied, Odyssey | ||
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