antiepic

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noun

A literary work challenging the conventions of the epic.

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Meanings

nounantiepic (plural antiepics)

plural antiepics

  1. literatureA literary work challenging the conventions of the epic.

    John Lewkenor, for example, challenges Virgil and the hierarchies of epic in a Petronius-style antiepic.

    2008, Tanya Caldwell, Virgil Made English, page 124
adjectiveantiepic (comparative more antiepic, superlative most antiepic)

comparative more antiepic · superlative most antiepic

  1. literatureChallenging the conventions of the epic.

Origin

From anti- + epic.

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Translations

Portuguese antiépico
  • antiépicoa literary work challenging the conventions of the epic
Cite this entry
APA

antiepic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiepic

MLA

“antiepic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiepic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiepic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiepic.

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