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epic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | epic poem, epos, heroic poem |
| Type of | poem, verse form |
| Has types | heroic meter, chanson de geste, rhapsody, heroic verse, heroic |
| Derivation | epical |
Examples of epic
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Sure, these numbers are skewered by the epic nature of the U.S.-England rivalry.
From the time.com
It leaves Australia contemplating an Eden Park epic from a tantalising position.
From the smh.com.au
His first-person account of the epic financial collapse is just that-and direct.
From the newsweek.com
There was never the basis here for an epic but for a sneaky, scary little movie.
From the dispatch.com
Epic in scope, it opens with the birth of Christ and ends with the Resurrection.
From the kansas.com
If anyone can summon up the right voice for an epic old desperado, it is Nelson.
From the telegraph.co.uk
For such an epic series, Lost has managed to keep so much suspense over 6 years.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Ryan Moran will be the only player on show today who took part in that epic tie.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Hinds pumps fresh life into Homer's epic with this nearly perfect graphic novel.
From the sacbee.com
- Epic poem: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
- Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
- Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"
- Epic is Borknagar's sixth studio album. Drummer Asgeir Mickelson plays additional bass on this album because Tyr, their previous bassist, left the band halfway through the recording sessions. This album also marks the departure of guitarist Jens F. Ryland.
- EPIC (Executive-Process/Interactive Control) is a cognitive architecture developed by David E. Kieras and David E. Meyer at the University of Michigan .
- Epic is a science fiction-based flight simulator developed by Digital Image Design and released for the Amiga and the Atari ST published by Ocean in late spring 1992. A sequel was later released for PC systems titled Inferno.
- Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing (EPIC) is a computer form factor standard put forth by a combined effort from WinSystems, VersaLogic, , Micro/sys, and .
- Epic is a tabletop wargame set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Where Warhammer 40,000 involves small battles between forces of a few squads of troops and two or three vehicles, Epic features battles between armies consisting of dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers. ...
- An epic is traditionally a genre of poetry, known as epic poetry.Paul Merchant. The Epic. Routledge Kegan & Paul (June 1971). ...
