[ep.ic] adj [L epicus, fr. Gk epikos, fr. epos word, speech, poem--more at voice] (1589) 1: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an epic
2. a: extending beyond the usual or ordinary esp. in size or scope "his genius was ~ --Times Lit. Supp." b: heroic -- ep.i.cal adj -- ep.i.cal.ly adv
[2]epic n (1706) 1: a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero "the Iliad and the Odyssey are ~s"
2: a work of art (as a novel or drama) that resembles or suggests an epic
3: a series of events or body of legend or tradition thought to form the proper subject of an epic "the winning of the West was a great American ~"