epos

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epos Meaning of "epos"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
  2. (n) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Synonym(s)

epic poem, heroic poem

Usage(s):

  • Artistically speaking, it is an amusingly mangled myth, an epos in a pool hall, a ceremony of chivalric valor on the Field of the Cloth of Green.

Quotes

  • "Because it is so cyclopean, so mastodontic, it's the only place in Italy that gives a sense of the train's epos, which I'm fascinated by," Capossela said as he drank a prosecco last month in a dusty bar near Centrale. "A station is like a...
    on Jan 12, 2005 By: Vinicio Capossela Source: International Herald Tribune

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