epic
/ˈɛp.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.35 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
name
Acronym of Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
noun
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
noun
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.
noun
A large or extended user story.
adj
Of or relating to an epic.
Example Sentences
- "The Texas Rangers investigation is one of at least five announced investigations targeting EPIC or EPIC City. Those include investigations led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas State Board of Securities and the Texas Funeral Service Commission."
- "The Icelandic epic took all night to recite."
- "The book was an epic in four volumes."
- "These epics nearly always had runaway trains, nincompoops floundering with the controls and a collapsed bridge just ahead!"
- "Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories."
- "Beowulf is an epic poem."
Etymology
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛp.ɪk/
- British English: /ˈɛp.ɪk/