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style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of epic" class="word__name--TTbAA">epic<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>1580s, &quot;pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem,&quot; via French <span class="foreign notranslate">épique</span> or directly from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">epicus</span>, from Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">epikos</span>, from <span class="foreign notranslate">epos</span> &quot;a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse&quot; (from PIE root <a href="/word/*wekw-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *wekw- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*wekw-</a> &quot;to speak&quot;).</p> <p>Extended sense of &quot;grand, heroic&quot; is recorded in English by 1731. From 1706 as a noun in reference to an epic poem, &quot;A long narrative told on a grand scale of time and place, featuring a larger-than-life protagonist and heroic actions&quot; [Miller Williams, &quot;Patterns of Poetry&quot;]. Earlier as &quot;an epic poet&quot; (1630s).</p> <blockquote> I believe the word &#x27;epic&#x27; is usually understood by English readers to mean merely a long and grand poem instead of a short slight one—at least, I know that as a boy I remained long under that impression myself. It really means a poem in which story-telling, and philosophical reflection as its accompaniment, take the place of dramatic action, and impulsive song. [Ruskin, &quot;Elements of English Prosody, for use in St. George&#x27;s Schools,&quot; 1880] </blockquote></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&amp;q=from:1580s">1580s</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to epic">Entries linking to <i>epic</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of *wekw-" href="/word/*wekw-#etymonline_v_52657">*wekw-<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Proto-Indo-European root meaning &quot;to speak.&quot;</p> <p>It forms all or part of: <a href="/word/advocate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of advocate " class="crossreference notranslate">advocate</a>; <a href="/word/avocation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of avocation " class="crossreference notranslate">avocation</a>; <a href="/word/calliope" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of calliope " class="crossreference notranslate">calliope</a>; <a href="/word/convocation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of convocation " class="crossreference notranslate">convocation</a>; <a href="/word/epic" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of epic " class="crossreference notranslate">epic</a>; <a href="/word/equivocal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of equivocal " class="crossreference notranslate">equivocal</a>; <a href="/word/equivocation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of equivocation " class="crossreference notranslate">equivocation</a>; <a href="/word/evoke" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of evoke " class="crossreference notranslate">evoke</a>; <a href="/word/invoke" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of invoke " class="crossreference notranslate">invoke</a>; <a href="/word/provoke" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of provoke " class="crossreference notranslate">provoke</a>; <a href="/word/revoke" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of revoke " class="crossreference notranslate">revoke</a>; <a href="/word/univocal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of univocal " class="crossreference notranslate">univocal</a>; <a href="/word/vocabulary" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vocabulary " class="crossreference notranslate">vocabulary</a>; <a href="/word/vocal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vocal " class="crossreference notranslate">vocal</a>; <a href="/word/vocation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vocation " class="crossreference notranslate">vocation</a>; <a href="/word/vocative" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vocative " class="crossreference notranslate">vocative</a>; <a href="/word/vociferate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vociferate " class="crossreference notranslate">vociferate</a>; <a href="/word/vociferous" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vociferous " class="crossreference notranslate">vociferous</a>; <a href="/word/voice" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of voice " class="crossreference notranslate">voice</a>; <a href="/word/vouch" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vouch " class="crossreference notranslate">vouch</a>; <a href="/word/vox" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vox " class="crossreference notranslate">vox</a>; <a href="/word/vowel" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of vowel " class="crossreference notranslate">vowel</a>.</p> <p>It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit <span class="foreign notranslate">vakti</span> &quot;speaks, says,&quot; <span class="foreign notranslate">vacas-</span> &quot;word;&quot; Avestan <span class="foreign notranslate">vac-</span> &quot;speak, say;&quot; Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">eipon</span> (aorist) &quot;spoke, said,&quot; <span class="foreign notranslate">epos</span> &quot;word;&quot; Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">vocare</span> &quot;to call,&quot; <span class="foreign notranslate">vox</span> &quot;voice, sound, utterance, language, word;&quot; Old Prussian <span class="foreign notranslate">wackis</span> &quot;cry;&quot; German <span class="foreign notranslate">er-wähnen</span> &quot;to mention.&quot;</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of epic">Trends of <i>epic</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.</div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="More to Explore">More to Explore</h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="syn_ant" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of heroic" href="/word/heroic"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">heroic<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">1540s, &quot;having or displaying the qualities of a hero,&quot; shortened from heroical (early 15c., also heroycus) &quot;noble, magnanimous,&quot; from Latin heroicus &quot;of a hero, heroic, mythical,&quot; from Greek hērōikos &quot;of or for a hero, pertaining to heroes,&quot; from hērōs (see hero (n.1)). 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 (replacing poesy in this sense), from French poème (14c.), from Latin poema &quot;composition in verse, poetry,&quot; from Greek poēma &quot;fiction, poetical work,&quot; literally &quot;thing made or create</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="complete" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Beelzebub" href="/word/Beelzebub"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">Beelzebub<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">Old English Belzebub, Philistine god worshipped at Ekron (II Kings i.2), from Latin, used in Vulgate for New Testament Greek beelzeboub, from Hebrew ba&#x27;al-z&#x27;bub &quot;lord of the flies,&quot; 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