An epopee refers to epic poetry or an epic poem, deriving from Greek roots meaning "song" and "to make."
An epopee is a term for epic poetry or a specific epic poem, often drawing from Greek origins.
| Front | epopee \EP-uh-pee\ |
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| Back | noun Epic poetry or an epic poem. [From Greek epopoiia, from epos (song) + poiein (to make).] "The struggle between the sons of the moon and those of the sun, between the Kauravas and the Pandavas form the subject of the great Hindu epopee, the Mahabharata." - Edouard Schure; Krishna & Orpheus; Kessinger Publishing; 1995. |
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