SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
epic
noun
A long narrative, especially one involving heroic or momentous events.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Long heroic narrative
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Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topSaga has its own literary history; epic can also describe long narratives beyond poetry.
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See epic in use
The class spent a term reading the epic and discussing its central journeys.
An epic written for a fiction seminar followed three generations of messengers crossing an imagined continent during a struggle over shared roads.
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