epic proportions

collocation in English

meaningsofepicandproportion

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epic
adjective
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/us
/ˈep.ɪk/
in the style of ...
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proportion
noun
uk
/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to ...
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(Definition ofepicandproportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Various fictional stories have also adopted chronicle as part of their title, to give an impression ofepicproportionto their stories.
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That is a constitutional change of epic proportions.
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Restoring their property and civil rights will be a task of epic proportions which must be handled with considerable delicacy.
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The result is a growing divide of epic proportions.
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Its epic proportions span three continents, involving three intimately linked families.
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However, during the second decade of the 19th century the colonial neglect acquired epic proportions.
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While conventionally viewed as small metal shards moving at super-supersonic and hypersonic speeds, fragmentation can occur in epic proportions and travel for extensive distances.
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The epic tale was picturized on canvas in epic proportions measuring 72 x 453 cm in 9 panels.
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The news interest was global and the whole episode achieved epic proportions.
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Clans can also build an epic monument which makes possible to challenge opponents of epic proportions, which the clan members can only defeat together.
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Songs build and form around revolving guitar or piano figures, the layers piling on until each track reaches epic proportions.
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Some of the disorders have reached epic proportions like sickle cell disorder, heart diseases, alpha-thalassemia, diabetes mellitus.
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What follows is a race of epic proportions.
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His fame has reached epic proportions.
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A dangerous sweat and love fest of epic proportions.
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