epopee
[ ep-uh-pee, ep-uh-pee ]
/ ˈɛp əˌpi, ˌɛp əˈpi /
noun
an epic.
epic poetry.
Also
ep·o·poe·ia
[ep-uh-pee-uh] /ˌɛp əˈpi ə/.
Words nearby epopee
eponym,
eponymous,
eponymy,
epoophorectomy,
epoophoron,
epopee,
epos,
epoxidation,
epoxide,
epoxidize,
epoxy
Example sentences from the Web for epopoeia
Then, in the following year, Orlando plunged into epopoeia once more.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete |Emile Zola
British Dictionary definitions for epopoeia
epopee
epopoeia (ˌɛpəˈpiːə)
/ (ˈɛpəʊˌpiː, French epɔpe) /
noun
an epic poem
epic poetry in general
Word Origin for epopee
C17: from French
épopée, from Greek
epopoiia, from
epos +
poiein to make