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noun
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
synonyms: epic, epic poem, epos.
is a specific kind of: poem, verse form.
is a broader term that covers: chanson de geste | rhapsody | heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse.
instances of which are: Aeneid | Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy | Iliad | Odyssey | Nibelungenlied.
derivation: epic, epical.
Dutch: heldendicht, heldengedicht, epos, heldeneposPolish: epopeja, epos
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