Definition of epic

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Epic (a.) Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style..

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Epitrochoid :: Epitrochoid (n.) A kind of curve. See Epicycloid, any Trochoid..
Epicurean :: Epicurean (n.) One given to epicurean indulgence.
Epopoeia :: Epopoeia (n.) An epic poem; epic poetry.
Depict :: Depict (p. p.) Depicted.
Epicedial :: Epicedial (a.) Elegiac; funereal.
Epicardium :: Epicardium (n.) That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.
Fable :: Fable (n.) The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem..
Epicycle :: Epicycle (n.) A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center..
Epos :: Epos (n.) An epic.
Georama :: Georama (n.) A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside..
Epicurean :: Epicurean (a.) Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating.
Epicoene :: Epicoene (a.) Epicene.
Aeneid :: Aeneid (n.) The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Aeneas..
Epicycle :: Epicycle (n.) A circle which rolls on the circumference of another circle, either externally or internally..
Epical :: Epical (a.) Epic.
Drama :: Drama (n.) A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage..
Epicarp :: Epicarp () The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.
Perigord Pie :: Perigord pie () A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures..
Perichordal :: Perichordal (a.) Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See Epichordal..
Epicene :: Epicene (a. & n.) Common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes; as boy^s, bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites..
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