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ALL meanings of epic

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  • noun epic Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics. 1
  • noun epic classical story 1
  • adjective epic poetry: classical 1
  • adjective epic story: long 1
  • adjective epic great, fantastic 1
  • interjection epic awesome! 1
  • countable noun epic An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events. 0
  • countable noun epic Epic is also an adjective. 0
  • adjective epic Something that is epic is very large and impressive. 0
  • noun epic a long narrative poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero, esp one originating in oral folk tradition 0
  • noun epic the genre of epic poetry 0
  • noun epic any work of literature, film, etc, having heroic deeds for its subject matter or having other qualities associated with the epic 0
  • noun epic an episode in the lives of men in which heroic deeds are performed or attempted 0
  • adjective epic denoting, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics 0
  • adjective epic of heroic or impressive proportions 0
  • noun epic a long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes 0
  • noun epic a poem like the Iliad or the Odyssey, with certain formal characteristics (beginning in medias res, catalog passages, invocations of the muse, etc.) 0
  • noun epic a poem like Milton's Paradise Lost, in which such characteristics are applied to later or different materials 0
  • noun epic a poem like Beowulf, considered as expressing the early ideals and traditions of a people or nation 0
  • noun epic any long narrative poem regarded as having the style, structure, and importance of an epic, as Dante's Divine Comedy 0
  • noun epic a prose narrative, play, film, etc. regarded as having the qualities of an epic 0
  • noun epic a series of events regarded as a proper subject for an epic 0
  • adjective epic of an epic 0
  • adjective epic having the nature of an epic 0
  • adjective epic heroic; grand; majestic; imposing 0
  • adjective epic dealing with or characterized by events of historical or legendary importance 0
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