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epopee
ep·o·pee
/
ˈɛp
əˌpi, ˌɛp
əˈpi
/
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[
ep
-
uh
-pee, ep-
uh
-
pee
]
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noun
1.
an epic.
2.
epic poetry.
Also,
ep·o·poe·ia
/
ˌɛp
əˈpi
ə
/
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[
ep-
uh
-
pee
-
uh
]
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.
Origin:
1690–1700;
<
French
épopée
<
Greek
epopoiía,
equivalent to
épo
(
s
)
epos
+
poi
(
eîn
) to make +
-ia
-ia
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epopee
or
epopoeia
(ˈɛpəʊˌpiː,
French
epɔpe, ˌɛpəˈpiːə)
—
n
1.
an epic poem
2.
epic poetry in general
[C17: from French
épopée,
from Greek
epopoiia,
from
epos
+
poiein
to make]
epopoeia
or
epopoeia
—
n
[C17: from French
épopée,
from Greek
epopoiia,
from
epos
+
poiein
to make]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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