Definition of epic

Overview of noun epic

The noun epic has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos

(a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds)

Overview of adj epic

The adj epic has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) epic, heroic, larger-than-life

(very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture")

2. (1) epic, epical

(constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition")