epic

adj

Etymology: From epi-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).

1. That is an epimorphism.

name

1. Acronym of Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
2. Acronym of East Plano Islamic Center.

   “The Texas Rangers investigation is one of at least five announced investigations targeting EPIC or EPIC City. Those include investigations led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas State Board of Securities and the Texas Funeral Service Commission.”

noun

Etymology: From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).

1. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

   “The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.”

2. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.

   “The book was an epic in four volumes.”

   “These epics nearly always had runaway trains, nincompoops floundering with the controls and a collapsed bridge just ahead!”

3. A large or extended user story.

   “Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories.”