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The Clue

Literary event (4 letter answer)

The Answer

EPIC

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Notes

The answer EPIC is very common and appears about once every 46 puzzles.

Related Clues

"Beowulf" is one
Beowulf, for one
Grand
Grandiose
Heroic
Monumental
Vast
Awesome, in slang
"Beowulf," e.g.
Cast-of-thousands
DeMille genre
DeMille movie
"The Divine Comedy," for one
Of grand proportions
On a grand scale
Of great size
Grist for DeMille?
Heroic saga
Homeric work
Iliad, e.g.
The "Iliad," e.g.
Majestic poem
Many a miniseries
Miltonian opus
Of sweeping proportions
Bigger than big
Cast-of-thousands film
DeMille production, e.g.
Grander than grand
Homer's "Iliad," e.g.
Larger-than-life
Like "Star Wars"
Long heroic poem
Long, imposing poem
Time-tested work
De Mille movie, e.g.
"Poema del Cid," e.g.
Typical De Mille film

Definition

EPIC as a noun:

1. (epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos) = a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

EPIC as an adjective:

1. (epic, heroic, larger-than-life) = very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
2. (epic, epical) = constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"