The Clue
Multigenerational story (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
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"Beowulf," for one
Beowulf, for one
Epopee
Grandiose
Heroic
Huge
Majestic
Monumental
The "Aeneid," e.g.
"Beowulf," e.g.
DeMille specialty
"The Far Pavilions," for one
Grand saga
On a grand scale
Heroic tale
Homeric genre
Homeric work
"Iliad," e.g.
Large-scale
Majestic; monumental
Miltonian opus
Miniseries, maybe
Noyes's "Drake" is one
"Paradise Lost,' for one
Poetic form
Cast-of-thousands film
Grander than grand
Larger-than-life
Like the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"
Like "The Lord of the Rings"
Like some battles
Michener's "Centennial," e.g.
"Orlando Furioso," e.g.
D. W. Griffith product
De Mille movie, e.g.
Like many a DeMille film
More awesome than awesome
"Poema del Cid," e.g.
It might have a lot of extras
Movie that might have a cast of thousands
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"