epic
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source: goddess athena
noun
a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
叙事詩〘通例英雄的業績を荘重な文体で物語る長詩; → lyric 〙
the genre of epic poems:
e.g. the romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic.
a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time:
(叙事詩的な)長編小説［映画］
e.g. a Hollywood biblical epic.
adjective
relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics:
叙事詩の, 叙事詩体の
e.g. England's national epic poem Beowulf.
heroic or grand in scale or character:
叙事詩にあるような; 叙事詩的な, 勇壮な, 豪快な, 英雄的な.
e.g. his epic journey around the world
e.g. a tragedy of epic proportions.
informal particularly impressive or remarkable:
大規模な; 壮大な
e.g. the gig last night was epic
e.g. these CEOs are paid salaries and bonuses in the millions despite their epic failures.
DERIVATIVES
epical adjective
epically |-(ə)lē| adverb
ORIGIN
late 16th century (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song’, related to eipein ‘say’.