epical

adj, noun — 3 senses

epical

adj

UK /ˈɛpɪkəl/

Etymology From epic + -al.

1

Archaic Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.

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 […].2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 457:

Derived terms: epically, unepical

epical

noun

Etymology From epic + -al.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing Any book containing two or more epics.

2

Communications, Journalism, Literature, Media, Poetry, Publishing, Writing A lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

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