Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗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; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter. · A large or extended user story.
Of or relating to an epic. · Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character. · Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
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