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epic
English
Alternative forms
- epick (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /??p.?k/
- Rhymes: -?p?k
Etymology 1
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (epikós), from ???? (épos, “word, story”).
Noun
epic (plural epics)
- An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
- (computing) In software development, a large or extended user story.
Synonyms
- épopée
- epos
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
epic (comparative more epic, superlative most epic)
- Of or relating to an epic.
- Synonym: epical
- 1983, Jan Knappert, Epic Poetry in Swahili and other African Languages, p. 58:
- The main theme of epic poetry is, of course, the hero, his life, his greatness of character, his deeds and his death.
- Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
- China's epic traffic jam "vanished" [title of article]
- (colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
- Synonyms: extraordinary, momentous, remarkable
Derived terms
- epically
- epicness
- epic fail
Translations
Etymology 2
From epi-, from Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on top of”).
Adjective
epic (not comparable)
- (category theory, of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.
Anagrams
- ECPI, pice
Danish
Etymology
From English epic, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (epikós), from ???? (épos, “word, story”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??p?k/
Adjective
epic (neuter epic, plural and definite singular attributive epic)
- (slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.
- Det var virkeligt epic.
Romanian
Etymology
From French épique, from Latin epicus.
Adjective
epic m or n (feminine singular epic?, masculine plural epici, feminine and neuter plural epice)
- epic
Declension
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anecdote
English
Alternative forms
- anecdota (only attested in the plural (anecdotae), probably non-standard)
- anecdoton (Grecian)
- anecdotum (rare, Latinate)
Etymology
Late 17th c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ????????? (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ??- (an-, “not, un-”) + ??????? (ékdotos, “published”), from ???????? (ekdíd?mi, “I publish”), from ??- (ek-, “out”) + ?????? (díd?mi, “I give”).
Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æ.n?k.do?t/
Noun
anecdote (plural anecdotes)
- A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
- An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
- A previously untold secret account of an incident.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- data
Verb
anecdote (third-person singular simple present anecdotes, present participle anecdoting, simple past and past participle anecdoted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
- 1879, Eustace Clare Grenville Murray, That Artful Vicar
- They were all men of the same set, knowing one another intimately, and knowing the same people; so they fell to talking and anecdoting in such pleasant wise that dinner-time approached […]
- 1986, Elliot L. Gilbert, Best Short Stories from the California Quarterly, 1971-1985 (page 101)
- Bob anecdoted the circus he and Jimmy had seen that afternoon.
- 1879, Eustace Clare Grenville Murray, That Artful Vicar
Anagrams
- encoated, toe dance, toe-dance, toedance
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.n?k.d?t/
Noun
anecdote f (plural anecdotes)
- anecdote
Descendants
- ? Russian: ???????? (anekdót) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- “anecdote” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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