A composition comparable to an epic poem. Such as is described in epic poetry epic theatre, a play or plays characterized by realism and an absence of theatrical devices. Pertaining to that species of poetical composition (see epos n.), represented typically by the Iliad and Odyssey, which celebrates in the form of a continuous narrative the achievements of one or more heroic personages of history or tradition.Įpic dialect: that form of the Greek language in which the epic poems were written. and n.įorms: Also 15–18 epick, 16 epique, (epik).Įtymology: < Latin epicus, < Greek ἐπικός, < ἔπος word, narrative, song. Here’s the OED entry for epic: epic, adj. Has this usage always been technically correct? How about appropriate? If I am mistaken, I will forever hold my peace. I would love to tell people as a matter of fact that the word doesn't mean what they think it means due to my personal annoyance with its overuse, but I don't know if I have a leg to stand on. Is it fair to say that the word's meaning is being very much stretched in the first example, and in the way you would commonly hear it lately? ( That pizza was epic!, I had an epic hangover.) Heroic majestic impressively great: the epic events of the war. I can't help but think that this was written by someone who is personally guilty of abusing the word themselves. (colloquial) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary extraordinary, momentous, great. I was recently referred to Wiktionary as a trusted source, and I see this example in use: The word "epic" has been overused for quite some time now.
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