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Synonymer

Uttal

    • IPA: /ˈɛpɪk/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.destan

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity or demigod (heroic epic) or other legendary or traditional hero.
  2. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.

Adjektiv

  1. Of, or relating to, an epic.
  2. Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
  3. (colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.
  4. (category theory) Of a morphism: that it is an epimorphism.

Exempel

  • The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.
  • The book was an epic in four volumes.
  • Beowulf is an epic poem.
  • The epic defense was rewarded with the highest military decorations
  • China's epic traffic jam "vanished" — AFP news story, Wednesday August 25, 2010
  • The after-prom party was epic.
  • The Iliad and the Odyssey is a famous epic.
  • The movie portrayed the hero in epic proportions.

Böjningsformer

Pluralepics
Komparativmore epic
Superlativmost epic

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