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Epic vs Iconic - What's the difference?

epic | iconic |

As adjectives the difference between epic and iconic

is that epic is of, or relating to, an epic while iconic is relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.

As an initialism EPIC

is explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing.

As a noun epic

is an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity or demigod (heroic epic) or other legendary or traditional hero.

epic

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • (computing) Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing.
  • (electronics) Etched and Polycrystalline carried IC.
  • (electronics) Epitaxial Integrated Circuit.
  • (legal) Estates and Protected Individuals Code.

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    iconic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
  • Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 29 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992) citation , page= , passage=In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.}}
  • (linguistics) Representing something; symbolic.
    • an iconic gesture in sign language

    Antonyms

    * (relating to an icon) aniconic * (linguistics) batonic