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Monday, February 04, 2013

'epic'

Epic? You mean 'epic'? Yes, that's the new word of the kalari. Awesome. Hey, awesome is past.  I'm so relieved about 'awesome'. But epic? Perhaps we should do some dictionary digging.
Here we go-

  1. epic
    ˈɛpɪk/
    noun
    1. 1.
      a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation.
      synonyms:heroic poem, long poem, long story; 

    2. 2.
      informal
      an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity.
      "the business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic"
    adjective
    1. 1.
      relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics.
      "our national epic poem Beowulf"
      synonyms:heroic, long, grand, monumental, vast, Homeric, Miltonian; 
    2. 2.
      heroic or grand in scale or character.
      "his epic journey around the world"
      synonyms:ambitious, heroic, grand, arduous, extraordinary, Herculean; 
Yes. Epic the adjective. This is what you call - word power. Pretty impressive. The usage is the only concern.

He has re-test in all the subjects. E-p-i-c.'' 

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