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¹ep·ic

adj \ˈe-pik\

 Definition of EPIC

1: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an epic <an epic poem>

2a : extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope <his genius was epic — Times Literary Supplement>

b : heroic

Homer and The Iliad are epic stories.
Gladiator is a movie that tells an epic story.
The pyramids are epic structures.

iCarly is not epic, Nickelodeon.
Comparing two common things does not make for an epic showdown.
Your high school rivalry is not epic.

Stop it.