Epos — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːpoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːpəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːpəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːpoʊz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

epic poem epic heroic poem

Word Forms

epic	adjective	constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epical	adjective	constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

épopée

un corps de poésie qui transmet les traditions d'une société en traitant d'un thème épique

🇪🇸Spanish

epopeya

un cuerpo de poesía que transmite las tradiciones de una sociedad al tratar algún tema épico

🇵🇹Portuguese

épico

um corpo de poesia que transmite as tradições de uma sociedade tratando de algum tema épico

🇷🇺Russian

эпос

совокупность поэзии, которая передает традиции общества, рассматривая какую-либо эпическую тему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महाकाव्य

कविता का एक संग्रह जो किसी महाकाव्य विषय का इलाज करके किसी समाज की परंपराओं को व्यक्त करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

எபோஸ்

சில காவியக் கருப்பொருளைக் கையாள்வதன் மூலம் ஒரு சமூகத்தின் மரபுகளை வெளிப்படுத்தும் ஒரு கவிதை அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎపోస్

కొన్ని పురాణ ఇతివృత్తాన్ని ట్రీట్ చేయడం ద్వారా సమాజంలోని సంప్రదాయాలను తెలియజేసే కవిత్వం

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહાકાવ્ય

કવિતાનો એક ભાગ જે અમુક મહાકાવ્ય થીમને ટ્રીટ કરીને સમાજની પરંપરાઓને અભિવ્યક્ત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಪೋಸ್

ಕೆಲವು ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯದ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ದೇಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇപ്പോസ്

ചില ഇതിഹാസ തീം കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ട് ഒരു സമൂഹത്തിൻ്റെ പാരമ്പര്യങ്ങളെ അറിയിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കവിതാസമാഹാരം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

埃珀斯

通过处理某些史诗主题来传达社会传统的诗歌体

🇯🇵Japanese

エポス

何らかの壮大なテーマを扱うことによって社会の伝統を伝える一連の詩

🇰🇷Korean

원시적 서사시

서사적 주제를 다루어 한 사회의 전통을 전달하는 시집

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỷ yếu

một thể thơ truyền tải truyền thống của một xã hội bằng cách xử lý một số chủ đề sử thi

🇹🇭Thai

ความระส่ำระสาย

บทกวีที่ถ่ายทอดประเพณีของสังคมโดยการปฏิบัติต่อธีมมหากาพย์บางเรื่อง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملحمة

مجموعة شعرية تنقل تقاليد المجتمع من خلال معالجة موضوع ملحمي ما

🇹🇷Turkish

destan

destansı bir temayı işleyerek bir toplumun geleneklerini aktaran bir şiir bütünü

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶפּוֹס

גוף שירה המעביר את המסורות של חברה על ידי טיפול בנושא אפי כלשהו

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