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Word: Epic
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song’, related to eipein ‘say’
ˈɛpɪk
a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation.
Short Definition:long poem
an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity
Short Definition:long and arduous task
Examples:- the business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic
Word: Epic
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈɛpɪk
relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics
Short Definition:relating to epics
Examples:- our national epic poem Beowulf
heroic or grand in scale or character
Short Definition:grand in scale
Examples:- his epic journey around the world
- a tragedy of epic proportions
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