epics

Noun

epic (plural epics)

1. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
   • The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.

   Synonyms:

   epopee, epos

2. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.
   • The book was an epic in four volumes.
3. A large or extended user story.
   • Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories.2019, Leslie Munday, Using Agile In A Quality Driven Environment, page 56

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