Associations to the word «Epic»

Wiktionary

EPIC, noun. 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.
EPIC, noun. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
EPIC, adjective. Of, or relating to, an epic.
EPIC, adjective. Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
EPIC, adjective. (colloquial) (slang) (informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.
EPIC, adjective. (category theory) Of a morphism: that it is an epimorphism.
EPIC FAIL, noun. (Internet) (slang) An utter, total failure.
EPIC FAILS, noun. Plural of epic fail

Dictionary definition

EPIC, noun. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
EPIC, adjective. Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture".
EPIC, adjective. Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne