noun
Meaning 1
An epic.
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epos
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noun
Meaning 2
The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.
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Usage: no-plural
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of Epo
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: epic poem, heroic poem, epic
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Broader terms: poem, verse form
Narrower terms: chanson de geste, rhapsody, heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic, Aeneid, Divine Comedy, Divina Commedia, Iliad, Odyssey, Nibelungenlied
noun
Meaning 5
a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
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Broader terms: poetry, poesy, verse
History
Etymology
From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp. tubers”).