ep·ic   [ep-ik] adjective 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or event

ep·ic   [ep-ik] adjective 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem. 2. resembling or suggesting such poetry: an epic novel on the founding of the country.