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Epos
Means Epic I think in English. I don't know the root. What does Epos mean?
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It is a Greek loan word that Latin uses as the word for "epic (poetry)". It only occurs in nominative and accusative. I'm sure you could get a more detailed answer from the Greek forum if you are really curious; it looks like a really versatile word judging by the loads of definitions:
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Greek definition
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae