epic
adjective
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/ us
/ˈep.ɪk/ [ before noun ] informal
Translation of epic – English–Mandarin Chinese dictionary
(Translation of epic from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of epic
epic
Such a sublimely unmediated epic poetic space is, however, a ' ' created space, ' ' one whose effects are linguistic.
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He has the same deeply penetrating and all-seeing eye, the same all-embracing keenness of observation that the epic has.
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How will the national epic be hybridized within the context of empire?
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The functional antecedent of this written genre was the oral epic, composed to be either sung or recited.
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By analogy, instead of a short lyric poem, we aim for a longer epic poem.
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But song opera aspired to epic status, something most clearly seen in the relationship between chorus and soloists.
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There is a whole number of themes on the grand scale, heroic and epic, which music can provide.
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Not in vain were the author and reciter of the epic called sarvadarshi, all-seeing.
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長編（映画、小説）…
destan, destansı…
épopée…
història èpica, pel·lícula èpica…
heldendicht, epos…
epos, epopej…
epos, heltedigt, stor film…
epos…
โคลงเล่าเรื่อง, มหากาพย์…
thiên anh hùng ca, thiên sử thi…
epos, epika…
epos, episk dikt…
epik, agung…
das Epos…
epos…
서사시…
епічна поема, епос…
film epico, libro epico, poema epico…
