"antiepic" meaning in English

See antiepic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antiepic [comparative], most antiepic [superlative]
Etymology: anti- + epic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|epic}} anti- + epic Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiepic (comparative more antiepic, superlative most antiepic)
  1. (literature) Challenging the conventions of the epic. Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-antiepic-en-adj-cpQt~QLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 57 43 Topics: literature, media, publishing

Noun

Forms: antiepics [plural]
Etymology: anti- + epic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|epic}} anti- + epic Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiepic (plural antiepics)
  1. (literature) A literary work challenging the conventions of the epic. Categories (topical): Literature Translations (a literary work challenging the conventions of the epic): antiépico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antiepic-en-noun-Nj8fCE~d Topics: literature, media, publishing

Inflected forms

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