Definition of epic Epic

/ɛˈpɪk/ - [epik] - ep•ic

We found 12 definitions of epic from 6 different sources.

What does epic mean?

Adjective epic, epiccer, epiccest
epic - constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"
		epical
epic - very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
		heroic, larger-than-life

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epic (Noun)
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity or demigod heroic epic or other legendary or traditional hero.
epic (Noun)
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
epic (Adjective)
Of, or relating to, an epic.
epic (Adjective)
Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character.
epic (Adjective)
Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.

epic (a.)
Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style.
epic (n.)
An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.

epic
ep′ik, adj. applied to a poem which recounts a great event in an elevated style: lofty: grand.—n. an epic or heroic poem: a story comparable to those in epic poems.—ns. Ep′icism; Ep′icist.—Epic dialect, the Greek in which the books of Homer are written. [L. epicus—Gr. epikos—epos, a word.]

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epic in sign language