epos

noun

ep·os | \ ˈe-ˌpäs

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Definition of epos

1 : epic sense 1

2 : a number of poems that treat an epic theme but are not formally united

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Your freestyle at Harvard University in 2016 was searing and soaring epos. — New York Times, "The Roots’ Black Thought on Philadelphia Style. And His Beard.," 1 Nov. 2017

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The first known use of epos was circa 1828

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