Light Bulb on the Edison Tower, Edison, NJ. The story of the (formerly) third-oldest working light bulb is sad. The bulb reportedly was turned on in 1912, only four years after the one in Fort Worth, yet it received no accolades, no fame, no noble title, and ended its long life in obscurity.
Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Epic. Epic is a song by the American rock band Faith No More. It was released in 1989/1990 as the second single from their third album The Real Thing in US and in 1990 as their second single from that album in the UK and Europe. The song was a breakthrough hit.
Oral epic poetry- heroic poetry that is composed for, and at the time of, oral performance. (1) the choice of stories from a time when a superior race of men lives for action and for the honor and renown which it brings. (2) the realistic presentation of minor details to form a solid background.