epic C2 Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈep.ɪk/ UK /ˈɛp.ɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #6793 Meanings 1 adj constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic Epic tradition. 2 noun An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. The Icelandic epic took all night to recite. 3 noun A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter. The book was an epic in four volumes. 4 noun A large or extended user story. 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · constituting or having to... epical 2 noun · an extended narrative poem... epopeeepos Word family Forms epical Derived forms antiepicepicallyepicismepicistepiclikeepicnessepicosityminiepicnonepicsuperepicunepic Common collocations epic poetry Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”). Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # epic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈep.ɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛp.ɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 6793 ## Meanings 1. constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic 2. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. 3. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter. 4. A large or extended user story. ## Examples - Epic tradition. - The Icelandic epic took all night to recite. - The book was an epic in four volumes. - 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 Forms - antiepic - epically - epicism - epicist - epiclike - epicness - epicosity - miniepic - nonepic - superepic - unepic ## Etymology From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”). ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown