BEAST EPIC

Meaning of BEAST EPIC in English

a long verse narrative in which the misadventures of animals satirize human foibles and follies.

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BEAST EPIC — noun Date: 1873 a poem with epic conventions in which animals speak and act like human beings
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEAST EPIC — noun : a long verse narrative with climactic epic construction comprising stories of animals represented as acting with human feelings …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAST EPIC — Date: 1873 : a poem with epic conventions in which animals speak and act like human beings
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAST EPIC — Function: noun Date: 1873 : a poem with epic conventions in which animals speak and act like human beings
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BEAST EPIC — [beast epic] n (1889): a poem with epic conventions in which animals speak and act like human beings
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
BEAST EPIC — [Folklore] A cycle of tales having an animal as its central character (for instance, Reynard the Fox).
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
BEAST EPIC — стихотворная сказка, басня о животных, олицетворяющих людей
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEAST EPIC — стихотворная сказка, басня о животных, олицетворяющих людей
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEAST EPIC — стихотворная сказка, басня о животных, олицетворяющих людей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BEAST EPIC — стихотворная сказка, басня о животных, олицетворяющих людей
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEAST EPIC — стихотворная сказка, басня о животных, олицетворяющих людей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EPIC — adj epic, epical; (un) poema epic (an) epic
Interlingua English vocab
EPIC — I Long, narrative poem in an elevated style that celebrates heroic achievement and treats themes of historical, national, religious, or …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAST — ˈbēst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English beest, beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bestia; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIC — (n.) An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.
Английский словарь Webster
BEAST — (n.) A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BEAST — (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
Английский словарь Webster
EPIC — ( n. ) An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAST — ( n. ) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAST — ( n. ) A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIC — — epically , adv. — epiclike , adj. /ep"ik/ , adj. Also, epical . 1. noting or pertaining to a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAST — — beastlike , adj. /beest/ , n. 1. any nonhuman animal, esp. a large, four-footed mammal. 2. the crude animal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIC — n. long narrative poem; composition which resembles an epic; epic poetry
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EPIC — I. ˈe-pik adjective Etymology: Latin epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos word, speech, poem — more at voice Date: 1589 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPIC — noun an epic or heroic poem. ·see epic, ·adj. 2. epic ·adj narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or …
Webster English vocab
BEAST — noun a game at cards similar to loo. 2. beast ·noun as opposed to man: any irrational animal. 3. beast …
Webster English vocab
EPIC — [ep.ic] adj [L epicus, fr. Gk epikos, fr. epos word, speech, poem--more at voice] (1589) 1: of, relating to, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EPIC — long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds, although the term has also been loosely used to describe novels, such as Tolstoy's …
Britannica English vocabulary
EPIC — epic BrE AmE ˈep ɪk ▷ epic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEAST — beast BrE AmE biːst ▷ beasts biːsts ▶ ˌ beast of ˈ burden BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EPIC — / ˈepɪk; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a long poem about the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAST — / biːst; NAmE / noun 1. ( old-fashioned or formal ) an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EPIC — I. ep ‧ ic 1 /ˈepɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a book, poem, or film that tells a long story …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEAST — beast /biːst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: beste , from Latin bestia …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EPIC — n. & adj. --n. 1 a long poem narrating the adventures or deeds of one or more heroic or legendary …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAST — n. 1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EPIC — n. & adj. n. 1 a long poem narrating the adventures or deeds of one or more heroic or legendary …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAST — n. 1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EPIC — n. & adj. --n. 1. a long poem narrating the adventures or deeds of one or more heroic or legendary …
Oxford English vocab
BEAST — n.1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. an …
Oxford English vocab
EPIC — ( epics) 1. An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EPIC — (~s) 1. An ~ is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EPIC — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lyric/narrative/epic etc poem (= a poem in a particular style ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EPIC — [noun] [C] - a film, poem or book which is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with …
Cambridge English vocab
BEAST — [noun] [C] - a wild animal, or (informal) an unpleasant, annoying or cruel personLying in their tent, they could hear …
Cambridge English vocab
EPIC — n. Aqhat Epic epic theatre Etana Epic
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EPIC — n. Long, narrative poem in an elevated style that celebrates heroic achievement and treats themes of historical, national, religious, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEAST — n 1. any low-cost beer. Origin: the line of "Old Milwaukee" beer products. ("The college students drink beast into the …
Slang English vocab
EPIC — adj. Epic is used with these nouns: ↑ adventure , ↑ battle , ↑ drama , ↑ film , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EPIC — n. 25B6; noun the epics of Homer : HEROIC POEM; story, saga, legend, romance, chronicle, myth, fable, tale. a big …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EPIC — 1. сущ. 1) а) эпическая поэма The Iliad and the Odyssey are epics. ≈ Илиада и Одиссея - эпические поэмы. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEAST
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EPIC — epic.ogg 1. ʹepık n 1. 1> эпическая поэма; эпопея national epic - национальный эпос 2> героические, легендарные события; эпопея the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEAST
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEAST — beast сущ.1) зверь, животное; скотина; тварь beast of burden — вьючное животное beast of prey — хищный зверь There's a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
EPIC — 1. ʹepık n 1. 1> эпическая поэма; эпопея national epic - национальный эпос 2> героические, легендарные события; эпопея the defence …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEAST
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EPIC — 1. сущ. 1) эпическая поэма The Iliad and the Odyssey are epics. — Илиада и Одиссея - эпические поэмы. a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEAST — 1. сущ. 1) зверь, животное; скотина; тварь beast of burden — вьючное животное beast of prey — хищный зверь There's …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EPIC — 1. сущ. 1) эпическая поэма The Iliad and the Odyssey are epics. — Илиада и Одиссея - эпические поэмы. a folk epic — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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