epopee

[ep-uh-pee, ep-uh-pee] /ˈɛp əˌpi, ˌɛp əˈpi/

Word Origin

noun

an epic.

epic poetry.

Also, epopoeia

[ep-uh-pee-uh] /ˌɛp əˈpi ə/ (Show IPA).

Origin of epopee

French

Greek

1690-1700

1690-1700; < French épopée < Greek epopoiía, equivalent to épo(s) epos + poi(eîn) to make + -ia -ia

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Then, in the following year, Orlando plunged into epopoeia once more.

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British Dictionary definitions for epopoeia

epopee

/ˈɛpəʊˌpiː; French epɔpe/

noun

an epic poem

epic poetry in general

Word Origin

C17: from French épopée, from Greek epopoiia, from epos + poiein to make

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