epic
/ˈepɪk/noun
उच्चारण एपिक
महाकाव्य
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation's history
महाकाव्य
- The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are the two great Indian epics.
- The epic of Gilgamesh is among the oldest surviving works of literature in the world.
- The Odyssey is an epic that tells of a long journey home.
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- Students of literature study the great epics of the world.
- Valmiki is believed to have composed the epic of the Ramayana.
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a long film or book that contains a lot of action, usually about a historical subject
(ऐतिहासिक) महाकाव्यात्मक फ़िल्म या किताब
- a three-hour historical epic
- The new war epic took three years to make and has thousands of extras.
- The studio is planning an epic about the freedom struggle.
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- Mughal-e-Azam remains a celebrated epic of Indian cinema.
- He is writing a family epic that covers four generations.
Synonyms saga spectacular blockbuster
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[usually before noun]
connected with or typical of an epic; very great and impressive
महाकाव्यात्मक, विशाल, भव्य
- an epic journey across the desert
- a battle of epic proportions
- The team made an epic comeback in the last over.
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- They set out on an epic trek across the Himalayas.
- The two rivals fought an epic battle for the title.
Synonyms heroic grand monumental legendary colossal
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an epic (countable noun)
A long poem or story, or a long film, about heroes and great events. It begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an.
वीरों और महान घटनाओं के बारे में लंबी कविता, कथा या फ़िल्म। यह vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए इसके साथ an आता है।
- The Mahabharata is an epic that every Indian child hears about.
- Her new film is a three-hour epic about the freedom struggle.
epic + noun (adjective)
Before a noun it means grand in scale, long and heroic: an epic journey, an epic battle.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ भव्य, लंबा और वीरतापूर्ण है: जैसे epic journey, epic battle।
- The team made an epic journey across the desert.
- It was an epic struggle between the two chess champions.
of epic proportions
A fixed phrase for something extremely large, often a problem or a disaster.
यह एक स्थिर phrase है जो किसी अत्यंत बड़ी चीज़, प्रायः समस्या या आपदा, के लिए आता है।
- The traffic jam on the highway was of epic proportions.
epic poem / national epic
Epic poem names the form of verse; a national epic is the great story that a whole people claims as its own.
Epic poem काव्य के रूप को बताता है; national epic वह महान कथा है जिसे पूरा राष्ट्र अपनी मानता है।
- The Ramayana is regarded as a national epic across South and South-East Asia.
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epic + noun
poembattlestrugglejourneytale
- The epic tale of the monsoon floods was told in many songs.
verb + epic
composerecitefilmadaptnarrate
- The poet composed an epic in praise of the king.
adjective + epic
greatnationalancienthistoricalreligious
- Valmiki's work is an ancient epic.
epic + of / on
epic of heroismepic scaleepic proportionsepic length
- The film was shot on an epic scale with thousands of extras.
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- Students of literature must read at least one epic in translation.
साहित्य के विद्यार्थियों को कम से कम एक महाकाव्य अनुवाद में अवश्य पढ़ना चाहिए।
- The epic voyage of the Chandrayaan mission made the whole country proud.
चंद्रयान अभियान की ऐतिहासिक यात्रा ने पूरे देश को गौरवान्वित किया।
- Kalidasa did not write an epic of the same size as the Mahabharata.
कालिदास ने महाभारत के आकार का कोई महाकाव्य नहीं लिखा।
- The final over of the match was truly epic.
मैच का अंतिम ओवर सचमुच अद्भुत था।
- His fight against poverty is an epic of courage.
ग़रीबी के विरुद्ध उसका संघर्ष साहस की एक महागाथा है।
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✗ The Ramayana is a epic.
✓ The Ramayana is an epic.
Use an before a vowel sound.
Vowel sound से पहले 'an' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ Independence marked a new epic in our history.
✓ Independence marked a new epoch in our history.
Epoch means a period of time; epic is a long heroic story. The words look alike.
'Epoch' का अर्थ कालखंड है; 'epic' लंबी वीरगाथा है। दोनों शब्द मिलते-जुलते हैं।
✗ The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem of the world.
✓ The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world.
After a superlative, use in with a place or group, here in the world.
Superlative के बाद स्थान या समूह के साथ 'in' आता है, जैसे 'in the world'।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name grand traditional stories, but they differ in form and in how far they are true.
ये सभी शब्द भव्य पारंपरिक कथाओं के नाम हैं, पर रूप और सत्यता की मात्रा में इनमें अंतर है।
A long, serious story or poem about heroes and great events, usually in verse.
वीरों और महान घटनाओं की लंबी, गंभीर कथा या कविता, प्रायः पद्य में।
- The Iliad is an epic.
A long story of several generations of a family or of a series of events, often in prose.
किसी परिवार की कई पीढ़ियों या घटनाओं की श्रृंखला की लंबी कथा, प्रायः गद्य में।
- The novel is a saga of three generations of a Punjabi family.
A traditional story that may be partly true, about a real or imagined person or place.
वास्तविक या काल्पनिक व्यक्ति या स्थान की पारंपरिक कथा जो आंशिक रूप से सत्य हो सकती है।
- There is a legend that the lake was dug by a king.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
saga legend heroic poem narrative spectacular blockbuster heroic grand monumental legendary colossal
Antonyms
AaSpelling
ep·ic
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a long narrative poem about heroes is an epic; a short poem expressing personal feelings is a lyric; a poem of mourning an elegy; a poem of praise an ode; a fourteen-line poem a sonnet; a humorous imitation of an epic a mock epic.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: नायकों पर लंबी कथात्मक कविता epic; व्यक्तिगत भावनाओं की छोटी कविता lyric; शोक की कविता elegy; प्रशंसा की ode; चौदह पंक्तियों की sonnet; महाकाव्य की हास्यपूर्ण नकल mock epic।
General knowledge
Valmiki wrote the Ramayana; Vyasa the Mahabharata; Homer the Iliad and the Odyssey; Milton 'Paradise Lost'.
वाल्मीकि ने रामायण लिखी; व्यास ने महाभारत; Homer ने Iliad और Odyssey; Milton ने 'Paradise Lost'।