1. [n]  a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
2. [adj]  surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale; "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
3. [adj]  constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

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Dramatic accounts of climbing adventures from all over the world include excerpts from such books as Minus 148 Degrees by Art Davidson, Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer, Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, and David Roberts's The Mountain of My Fear. 25,000 first printing. IP.

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1. \Ep"ic\, a. [L. epicus, Gr. ?, from ? a word, speech, tale,
   song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. ['e]pique. See {Voice}.]
   Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a
   kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in
   which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of
   some hero, are narrated in an elevated style.
         The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a
         grand style and with fullness of detail. --T. Arnold.
   

2. \Ep"ic\, n.
   An epic or heroic poem. See {Epic}, a.