noun
- A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
- synonyms: epic poem, heroic poem, epos
adjective
- Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale. )
- usage: "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
- synonyms: heroic, larger-than-life
- Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic.
- usage: "epic tradition"
- synonyms: epical
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