Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of or relating to an epic.

    Beowulf is an epic poem.

    episch

    эпи́ческийepíčeskij

    епі́чнийepíčnyj

    constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

  2. Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character.

    The epic defense was rewarded with the highest military decorations

    episch

    эпи́ческийepíčeskij

    епі́чнийepíčnyj

  3. (colloquial)Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.

    The after-prom party was truly epic.

    You made an epic mistake.

    außergewöhnlich, wahnsinnig, Wahnsinns-

  4. (not comparable)That is an epimorphism.

Examples

46 sentences
  1. This is an epic novel.

    deDas ist ein Heldenroman.

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  2. This is an epic fail.

    Це епічний провал.

    deDas hier ist ein Totalreinfall.

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  3. Let's hope it's an epic day.

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  4. That's how this historical epic ended.

    ruТак закончилась эта историческая эпопея.

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  5. I wonder how this epic ended.

    ruИнтересно, чем эта эпопея закончилась.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, or relating to, an epic:
Русский
By meaning 1
of, or relating to, an epic:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of, or relating to, an epic:
extraordinary:

Origin

From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπο

From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).

From epi-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).

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Forms

more epic, most epic
Comparativemore epic Lesson
Superlativemost epic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale):heroiclarger-than-life
  • constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic:epical

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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