epical
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
epical (comparative more epical, superlative most epical)
- (now rare) Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.
- 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 457:
- Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […].
Noun[edit]
epical (plural epicals)
- (literature) Any book containing two or more epics.
- (poetry) A lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.