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A epopeia
A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. It implies a grand scale.
Examples in context
A Ilíada é uma epopeia grega.
The Iliad is a Greek epic.
Os Lusíadas é a nossa epopeia.
The Lusiads is our epic.
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