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ep·ic
/ˈɛpɪk/
史詩,敘事詩(
a
.)史詩的,敘事詩的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ep·ic
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
.
The
epic
poem
treats
of
one
great
,
complex
action
,
in
a
grand
style
and
with
fullness
of
detail
.
--
T
.
Arnold
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ep·ic
,
n.
An
epic
or
heroic
poem
.
See
Epic
,
a.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
epic
adj
1:
very
imposing
or
impressive
;
surpassing
the
ordinary
(
especially
in
size
or
scale
); "
an
epic
voyage
"; "
of
heroic
proportions
"; "
heroic
sculpture
" [
syn
:
heroic
,
larger-than-life
]
2:
constituting
or
having
to
do
with
or
suggestive
of
a
literary
epic
; "
epic
tradition
" [
syn
:
epical
]
n
:
a
long
narrative
poem
telling
of
a
hero's
deeds
[
syn
: {
epic
poem
,
heroic poem
,
epos
]
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