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epic
adjective /ˈep.ɪk/Definition
› in the style of an epic: an epic film about the Roman EmpireTypes of film, play, book etc. › describes events that happen over a long period and involve a lot of action and difficulty: an epic journey/struggleLasting for a long time › informal extremely large: The problem of inflation has reached epic proportions.EnormousBig and quite big
(Definition of epic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-night adjective
- ancient adjective
- be going strong idiom
- changeless adjective
- die hard idiom
- languish verb
- lasting adjective
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