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ep·o·pee

 (ĕp′ə-pē′)
n.
1. Epic poetry, especially as a literary genre.
2. An epic poem.

[French épopée, from Greek epopoiiā : epos, song, word; see wekw- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
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epopee

(ˈɛpəʊˌpiː; French epɔpe) or

epopoeia

n
1. (Poetry) an epic poem
2. (Poetry) epic poetry in general
[C17: from French épopée, from Greek epopoiia, from epos + poiein to make]
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ep•o•pee

(ˈɛp əˌpi, ˌɛp əˈpi)

n.
1. an epic.
2. epic poetry.
[1690–1700; < French épopée < Greek epopoiía=épo(s) epos + poi(eîn) to make]
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Dvorak is unable to surpass these; we find only the eight-letter PEEKAPOO, JIPIJAPA, and EPOPOEIA. For right-hand words Borgmann gives the 13-letter PHYLLOPHYLLIN.
Trissino aggiunge dunque quell'aggettivo "grande," che vale per "nobile" ('SPOUDAION" in greco, e 'illustris' nella traduzione latina di Pazzi), ma forse anche vale per "di una certa estensione." E perviene dunque alla definizione vista sopra: "costituire la favola di una aczione sola e grande, e che abbia principio, mezzo e fine." Solo tre anni dopo lo scritto di Trissino, Maggi, commentando le parole di Aristotele, faceva esattamente la stessa osservazione: "Philosophus nihil prorsus dixerit de genere ac actionis natura quam epopoeia debet imitari, cure in tragoedia admonuerit illam scilicet circa actionem seriam atque gravem versari oportere." (8)
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