heroic
Meaning
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- Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
- Courageous; displaying heroism.
- Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.
Synonyms
soul-stirring
hero-like
enormous
Frequency
Hyphenated as
he‧ro‧ic
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/
Etymology
Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.
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