transcription, транскрипция: [ epɪk ]
( epics)
1.
An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events.
...the Middle High German epic, ‘Nibelungenlied’, written about 1200...
At three hours and 21 minutes, it is an over-long, standard Hollywood epic.
N-COUNT : usu supp N
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Epic is also an adjective.
...epic narrative poems...
Like ‘Gone With The Wind’ it’s an unashamed epic romance.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
Something that is epic is very large and impressive.
...Columbus’s epic voyage of discovery.
ADJ : usu ADJ n