"epick" meaning in English

See epick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more epick [comparative], most epick [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} epick (comparative more epick, superlative most epick)
  1. Archaic spelling of epic. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: epic
    Sense id: en-epick-en-adj-wTo1iEPI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: epicks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} epick (plural epicks)
  1. Archaic spelling of epic. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: epic
    Sense id: en-epick-en-noun-wTo1iEPI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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