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epic

genre of poetry and other art
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epic

Summary

epic is a genre[1]. epic has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • epic's instance of is recorded as genre[3].
  • epic is a type of creative work[4].
  • epic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epics[5].
  • epic's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • epic's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • epic's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • epic's different from is recorded as epic poem[9].
  • epic's different from is recorded as epic literature[10].

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Definition and Type

epic's instance of is recorded as genre[3]. epic is a type of creative work[4].

Why It Matters

epic has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] epic is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). epic. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/epic-q2367164
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_epic-q2367164_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{epic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/epic-q2367164}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 21d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 2434
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 2434, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107284671|epic (#107284671)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]] "
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