Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
EPIC
I. adjective see: voice
Date: 1589
of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an epic ,
2. extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope , heroic , epical adjective epically adverb
II. noun
Date: 1706
a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero , a work of art (as a novel or drama) that resembles or suggests an epic, a series of events or body of legend or tradition thought to form the proper subject of an epic