A1 noun Neutral #2,710 am häufigsten

epic

/ˈɛpɪk/

A long book, poem, or movie that tells a story about heroes and great events. It usually covers a long period of time and many adventures.

Beispiele

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1

I read a long epic about a king and his gold.

I read a very long story about a king and his money.

2

The professor lectured on the importance of the national epic.

The teacher talked about the value of the country's most famous long story.

3

This movie is a three-hour epic about space travel.

This film is a very long, exciting story about going to space.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
epic
Adverb
epically
Adjektiv
epic
Verwandt
epicist
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Merkhilfe

Think of an Enormously Powerful Interesting Chronicle (E.P.I.C.).

Schnelles Quiz

The Odyssey is a famous Greek ______ about a hero's long journey home.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: epic

Beispiele

1

I read a long epic about a king and his gold.

everyday

I read a very long story about a king and his money.

2

The professor lectured on the importance of the national epic.

formal

The teacher talked about the value of the country's most famous long story.

3

This movie is a three-hour epic about space travel.

informal

This film is a very long, exciting story about going to space.

4

Students must analyze the structure of the classical epic.

academic

Learners need to study how the old long poem is built.

5

Our project turned into a business epic with many challenges.

business

Our work became a very long and difficult story with many problems.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
epic
Adverb
epically
Adjektiv
epic
Verwandt
epicist

Häufige Kollokationen

historical epic a long story about the past
heroic epic a long story about a hero
film epic a very long and grand movie
write an epic to create a very long story
national epic a long story important to a country

Häufige Phrasen

an epic of

a long story about

grand epic

a big and impressive story

modern epic

a long story from today's time

Wird oft verwechselt mit

epic vs epoch

An 'epic' is a long story, while an 'epoch' is a long period of time in history.

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Nutzungshinweise

Use 'epic' as a noun when talking about a specific type of literature or film that is very long and ambitious. While it is often used as an adjective for 'cool' in slang, its noun form is more formal and specific.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often forget that 'epic' can be a noun; they usually only use it as an adjective to mean 'great'.

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Merkhilfe

Think of an Enormously Powerful Interesting Chronicle (E.P.I.C.).

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Wortherkunft

From the Greek 'epikos', which comes from 'epos' meaning a word, song, or story.

Grammatikmuster

Countable noun (one epic, two epics) Often used with the indefinite article 'an'
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Kultureller Kontext

Many cultures have a 'national epic', like the 'Iliad' for Greece or 'Beowulf' for England, which defines their early identity.

Schnelles Quiz

The Odyssey is a famous Greek ______ about a hero's long journey home.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: epic

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