epic
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See also: EPIC
English
Alternative forms
- epick (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ɪk/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈep.ɪk/
Audio (AU) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛpɪk
Etymology 1
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
Noun
epic (plural epics)
- An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
- The book was an epic in four volumes.
- (software engineering) A large or extended user story.
- 2019, Leslie Munday, Using Agile In A Quality Driven Environment, page 56:
- Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
extended narrative poem
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events appropriate to an epic
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Adjective
epic (comparative more epic, superlative most epic)
- Of or relating to an epic.
- Synonym: epical
- Beowulf is an epic poem.
- 1983, Jan Knappert, Epic Poetry in Swahili and other African Languages, page 58:
- The main theme of epic poetry is, of course, the hero, his life, his greatness of character, his deeds and his death.
- Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
- The epic defense was rewarded with the highest military decorations
- 2010 August 25, Agence France-Presse, “China's epic traffic jam 'vanished'”, in Google News, archived from the original on 28 August 2010:
- China's epic traffic jam "vanished" [title of article]
- (colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
- Synonyms: extraordinary, momentous, remarkable
- The after-prom party was truly epic.
- You made an epic mistake.
- 2018, Anthony McCarten, Bohemian Rhapsody (motion picture), spoken by Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek):
- Then tell him his daughter's an epic shag.
Derived terms
Translations
of, or relating to, an epic
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momentously heroic
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extraordinary
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Etymology 2
From epi-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
Adjective
epic (not comparable)
- (category theory, of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From English epic, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
epic (neuter epic, plural and definite singular attributive epic)
- (slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.
- Det var virkelig epic.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French épique, from Latin epicus.
Adjective
epic m or n (feminine singular epică, masculine plural epici, feminine and neuter plural epice)