Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - heroic
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Heroic
heroic
I. adjective also ~al Date: 1549 1. of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity 2. a. exhibiting or marked by courage and daring b. supremely noble or self-sacrificing 3. a. of impressive size, power, extent, or effect ~ doses a ~ voice b. (1) of great intensity ; extreme, drastic ~ effort (2) of a kind that is likely only to be undertaken to save a life ~ surgery 4. of, relating to, or constituting drama written during the Restoration in ~ couplets and concerned with a conflict between love and honor • ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1596 1. a ~ verse or poem 2. plural a. flamboyantly ~ language or action b. ~ action or behavior c. determined effort especially in the face of difficulty
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of a person) like a hero. 2 a (of language) grand, high-flown, dramatic. b (of a work of art) heroic in scale or subject. 3 (of poetry) dealing with the ancient heroes. --n. (in pl.) 1 a high-flown language or sentiments. b unduly bold behaviour. 2 = heroic verse. Phrases and idioms the heroic age the period in Greek history before the return from Troy. heroic couplet two lines of rhyming iambic pentameters. heroic verse a type of verse used for heroic poetry, esp. the hexameter, the iambic pentameter, or the alexandrine. Derivatives heroically adv. Etymology: F h{eacute}ro{iuml}que or L heroicus f. Gk heroikos (as HERO) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. высокопарные выражения to indulge in heroics —- говорить высокопарно 2. эпическая или героическая поэма 3. героический, геройский heroic attempt —- героическая попытка heroic deed —- геройский поступок, подвиг the heroic age —- легендарная эпоха древнегреческих героев 4. лит. героический, эпический heroic poem —- эпическая поэма heroic verse (couplet) —- стих. героический двустих 5. высокопарный (о языке) 6. иск. больше человеческого роста heroic statue —- статуя размером больше человеческого роста heroic size —- больше, чем в натуральную величину 7. героический, опасный, рискованный (часто о мерах, методе лечения и т. п.) heroic medicine —- рискованное лекарство heroic dose —- опасная доза heroic measures —- чрезвычайные меры ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) героический, геройский 2) lit. героический, эпический 3) высокопарный, напыщенный (о языке) 4) - heroic verse 5) опасный, рискованный (о методе лечения) 6) больше человеческого роста (о статуе и т.п.) Syn: see brave 2. noun; pl. высокопарный, напыщенный язык HEROIC verse пятистопный рифмованный ямб (в английской поэзии); александрийский стих (во французской поэзии); гекзаметр (в греческой и латинской поэзии) ...Англо-русский словарь
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(heroics) 1. If you describe a person or their actions as heroic, you admire them because they show extreme bravery. His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of India. = courageous ADJ: usu ADJ n • heroically He had acted heroically during the liner’s evacuation. ADV: ADV with v 2. If you describe an action or event as heroic, you admire it because it involves great effort or determination to succeed. The company has made heroic efforts at cost reduction... ADJ c darkgreen]approval • heroically Single parents cope heroically in doing the job of two people. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj 3. Heroic means being or relating to the hero of a story. ...the book’s central, heroic figure. ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. Heroics are actions involving bravery, courage, or determination. ...the man whose aerial heroics helped save the helicopter pilot... N-PLURAL 5. If you describe someone’s actions or plans as heroics, you think that they are foolish or dangerous because they are too difficult or brave for the situation in which they occur. (SPOKEN) He said his advice was: ‘No heroics, stay within the law’... N-PLURAL: usu with brd-neg c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 extremely brave or determined and admired by many people (her heroic efforts to save her family) 2 a heroic story, poem etc involves a hero 3 on a heroic scale/of heroic proportions very large or great (a battle on a heroic scale) - heroically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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