epic
/ˈɛp.ɪk/
noun
- 1
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
“The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.”
- 2
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
“The book was an epic in four volumes.”
- 3
In software development, a large or extended user story.
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to, an epic.
“Beowulf is an epic poem.”
- 2
Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
“The epic defense was rewarded with the highest military decorations”
- 3
Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
“The after-prom party was truly epic.”
adjective
- 1
(of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.
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