Apical vs Epical - What's the difference?
apical | epical |
Of or connected with the apex.
(botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
(linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.
(phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.
*2013 , (Thomas Pynchon), Bleeding Edge , Vintage 2014, p. 457:
*:Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […].
(literature) Any book containing 2 or more epics.
(poetry) In epic poetry, a lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
