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Definition

something that is outstanding — especially a literary work that is long and heroic

I think Game of Thrones is the most epic fantasy written since The Rings Trilogy.

epic = an outstanding literary work that is long and heroic

Her pancakes are epic!

epic = outstanding

She says Cooper's Last of the Mohicans and the other Leatherstocking Tales is the first American epic.

epic = an outstanding literary work that is long and heroic

Beowulf is the oldest epic poem in the Anglo-Saxon language.
Our battles were epic and one-sided.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

epic = outstanding in size or scope compared to others

"Dude, the CGI was so epic," Chase or Chad said.
John Corey Whaley -- Nogin

epic = outstanding

"Well, well," said the lawyer, when I had quite done, "this is a great epic, a great Odyssey of yours."
Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Kidnapped
I know it's silly and useless—epically useless in my current state—but I am an animal like any other.
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
It's an epic poem written by the great scholars about the great rulers who were their contemporaries.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
Sugamo would be torn down, and the epic ordeals of POWs in Japan would fade from the world's memory.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
I am an epic adventure now when I travel the halls.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook
"Well, well," said the lawyer, when I had quite done, "this is a great epic, a great Odyssey of yours.
Robert Louis Stevenson -- Kidnapped
As contrasted with earlier, wartime morale-boosting "quickies," this film would have the scope and stature of an epic.
James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
It's late, but it feels later, like this whole night has been so epic that nothing in the world is recognizable anymore.
Katja Millay -- The Sea of Tranquility
Her talk detailed her epic struggle to diet her way into a fancy dress for a holiday party.
Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
What if I had misread this whole situation, and what Will needed was not an epic journey, but ten days at home in his own bed?
Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
M.C., who still had to bust 'em at age sixty-three, showed me the misunderstood epic of the American farmer and rancher.
Peter Jenkins -- A Walk Across America
He's quieter than the rest of us, but his sense of humor is epic, and he is an awesome deer hunter.
Willie & Korie Robertson -- The Duck Commander Family
"Epic poetry isn't boring—or pretentious."
Sarah J. Maas -- Throne of Glass
SUNLIGHT: Are you familiar with the epic of Gilgamesh?
John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues

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