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ˈepɪk
1. сущ.
1) а) эпическая поэма The Iliad and the Odyssey are epics. ≈ Илиада и Одиссея - эпические поэмы. a folk epic ≈ народный эпос
2) а) эпопея( крупное литературное произведение эпического жанра) б) эпопея (сложная, продолжительная история, включающая рад крупных событий)
2. прил.
1) эпический an epic novel ≈ роман-эпопея
2) огромный, грандиозный a crime wave of epic proportions ≈ волна преступлений грандиозных размеров to reach epic proportions ≈ достичь грандиозных размеров эпическая поэма;
эпопея - national * национальный эпос героические, легендарные события;
эпопея - the defence of the city was a great * оборона города вошла в историю (американизм) фильм на историческую или библейскую тему;
пышный постановочный фильм;
киноэпопея epic разг. многосерийный приключенческий фильм;
приключенческий роман с продолжениями ~ эпическая поэма ~ эпический epical: epical =epic -
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