epos

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noun

An epic.

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epic poemheroic poemepic
Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

epos1

nounepos (plural eposes)

plural eposes

  1. An epic.

    Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.

    1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
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    The bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos to understand its underlying spirit perfectly.

    1932, Hans Licht [pseudonym; Paul Brandt], translated by J. H. Freese, “[Male Homosexuality] History of Greek Love of Boys”, in Lawrence H. Dawson, editor, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. […], published 1933, part II, page 451

    We should remember that in antiquity, during the period of the greatest flourishing of classical art, elementary education in the public schools of Ellada consisted largely of the Homerian epos and its recitation to the musical accompaniment provided by the pupils themselves.

    2010, Vasily Sesemann, translated by Mykolas Drunga, edited by Mykolas Drunga and Leonidas Donskis, Selected Papers, Amsterdam; New York, N.Y.: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 35

epos2

nounepos (plural not attested)

alternative ipos

  1. no pluralThe tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.

Epos3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Epo

EPOs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of EPO

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

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epic poemheroic poemepic
Broader
poemverse form

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Origin

epos · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἔπος“word, song, epic”
  2. Latinepos
  3. Englishepos

From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

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epos · noun

  1. Shastaip'-haws“Perideridia spp. tubers”
  2. Englishepos

From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp. tubers”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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