epic
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈepɪk/
epic means: Extremely large, impressive, or heroic in a way that feels important.
adjective
Extremely large, impressive, or heroic in a way that feels important.
- They began an epic journey across the desert.
- The team won after an epic struggle.
- The rescue became an epic story of courage and teamwork.
Much bigger, more exciting, or more impressive than usual.
- That was an epic party.
- We went on an epic journey across the desert.
- Their attempt to cook dinner ended in an epic failure.
Relating to long poems about heroes and their great deeds.
- She studies epic poetry.
- The class read an epic poem about an ancient warrior.
- He explained the role of gods in the epic tradition.
Describing a mathematical map whose composition with other maps lets you tell those other maps apart.
- This map is epic.
- The proof shows that the morphism is epic.
- Are all these arrows epic in this category?
noun
A long story, film, or series of events involving great adventures or achievements.
- We watched a historical epic last night.
- Her novel is an epic about three generations of explorers.
- The director’s latest epic took five years to complete.
A long poem telling the story of a hero’s great deeds and adventures.
- The poet wrote an epic about a king.
- We read an ancient Greek epic in class.
- These epics describe battles between heroes and gods.
A large piece of planned software work that is divided into smaller tasks.
- This epic covers the new payment system.
- The team split the epic into smaller user stories.
- Three epics remain in the product backlog.
Questions about epic
What does epic mean?
Extremely large, impressive, or heroic in a way that feels important.
What is epic in other languages?
Türkçe: destansı · Español: épico · Français: épique · Deutsch: gewaltig · Italiano: epico · 日本語: 壮大な
How do you pronounce epic?
It is pronounced /ˈepɪk/.
How do you use epic in a sentence?
They began an epic journey across the desert. The team won after an epic struggle.
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