epic — very impressive, grand, or heroic in scale
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: very impressive, grand, or heroic in scale
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈepɪk/
Korean meaning: 서사시 같은, 장대한, 웅장한
Korean pronunciation: **에**픽
Example Sentences
- My mom's search for the TV remote lasted three hours - it was truly epic.
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy is considered an epic masterpiece.
- His attempt to cook ramen resulted in an epic kitchen disaster.
epic
ADJECTIVE//ˈepɪk//
very impressive, grand, or heroic in scale
💡 Concept
very impressive, grand, or heroic in scale
🎵 Rhyme
This tropic topic becomes truly epic!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈepɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈepɪk/
🌳Etymology
Rootepic
Origin
그리스어 'epikos'에서 유래되어 라틴어 'epicus'를 거쳐 영어로 전해졌습니다. 원래 '말이나 이야기'를 뜻하는 그리스어 'epos'에서 파생되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
topictropicchronic
topic
tropic
chronic
🔗Collocations
epic journey
epic fail
epic battle
epic poem
epic proportions
epic adventure
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom's search for the TV remote lasted three hours - it was truly epic.”
“The Lord of the Rings trilogy is considered an epic masterpiece.”
😄 Fun example
“His attempt to cook ramen resulted in an epic kitchen disaster.”
“The ancient Greeks wrote epics about their heroes and gods.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
heroiclegendarygrandmagnificentmonumental
Antonyms
trivialminorordinary
Related
sagaodysseylegendmythologyheroic
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