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"heroic undertakings"adjectiveof behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
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"they took heroic measures to save his life"adjectiveshowing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
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nouna verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
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"the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy" "heroic explorers"adjectivehaving or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
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"of heroic proportions" "heroic sculpture"adjectivevery imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
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"heroic legends" "the heroic age"relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
Definition that contains heroic
- romance an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
- heroine a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
- heroic a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
- heroism the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- romanticism an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
- valor the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- gallantry the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- valour the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
- heroically in a heroic manner
- edda either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology