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heroic
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Heroic
(gcide) | Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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heroic
(wn) | heroic
adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
(especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: epic,
heroic, larger-than-life]
2: relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic
legends"; "the heroic age"
3: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the
heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
[syn: heroic, heroical]
4: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or
scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner";
"collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" [syn:
expansive, grand, heroic]
5: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously
undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last
desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate
gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point
in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures
to save his life" [syn: desperate, heroic]
n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic] |
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heroic couplet
(encz) | heroic couplet, |
heroic meter
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heroic poem
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heroic poetry
(encz) | heroic poetry, n: |
heroic stanza
(encz) | heroic stanza, n: |
heroic tale
(encz) | heroic tale, n: |
heroic verse
(encz) | heroic verse, n: |
heroical
(encz) | heroical,hrdinný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
heroically
(encz) | heroically,hrdinsky |
heroics
(encz) | heroics, n: |
mock-heroic
(encz) | mock-heroic, n: |
unheroic
(encz) | unheroic,bázlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožunheroic,nehrdinský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Heroic
(gcide) | Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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Heroic Age
(gcide) | Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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Heroic poetry
(gcide) | Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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Heroic remedies
(gcide) | Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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Heroic treatment
(gcide) | Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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Heroic verse
(gcide) | Verse \Verse\ (v[~e]rs), n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a
line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere,
versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become:
cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise,
Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert,
Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]
1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet
(see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
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Note: Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter,
pentameter, tetrameter, etc., according to the
number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is
called an Alexandrine. Two or more verses form a
stanza or strophe.
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2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed
in metrical form; versification; poetry.
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Such prompt eloquence
Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse.
--Milton.
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Virtue was taught in verse. --Prior.
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Verse embalms virtue. --Donne.
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3. A short division of any composition. Specifically:
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(a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
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Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is
objectionable, because not always distinguishable from
the stricter use in the sense of a line.
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(b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters
in the Old and New Testaments.
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Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into
verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was
divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a
French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first
time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551.
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(c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a
single voice to each part.
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4. A piece of poetry. "This verse be thine." --Pope.
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Blank verse, poetry in which the lines do not end in
rhymes.
Heroic verse. See under Heroic.
[1913 Webster]Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
"hrwi:ko`s.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
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2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
heroic action; heroic enterprises.
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3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
figure.
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Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
illustrious.
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Heroical
(gcide) | Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a.
Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. --
He*ro"ic*al*ness, n.
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Heroically
(gcide) | Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a.
Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. --
He*ro"ic*al*ness, n.
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Heroicalness
(gcide) | Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a.
Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. --
He*ro"ic*al*ness, n.
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Heroicness
(gcide) | Heroicness \He*ro"ic*ness\, n.
Heroism. [R.] --W. Montagu. Heroicomic |
Heroicomic
(gcide) | Heroicomic \He`ro*i*com"ic\, Heroicomical \He`ro*i*com"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. h['e]ro["i]comigue. See Heroic, and Comic.]
Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high
burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.
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Heroicomical
(gcide) | Heroicomic \He`ro*i*com"ic\, Heroicomical \He`ro*i*com"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. h['e]ro["i]comigue. See Heroic, and Comic.]
Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high
burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.
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Mock heroic
(gcide) | Mock \Mock\, a.
Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;
sham.
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That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator.
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Mock bishop's weed (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous
herbs (Discopleura) growing in wet places.
Mock heroic, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic
poem.
Mock lead. See Blende (
a ).
Mock nightingale (Zool.), the European blackcap.
Mock orange (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs
(Philadelphus), with showy white flowers in panicled
cymes. Philadelphus coronarius, from Asia, has fragrant
flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.
Mock sun. See Parhelion.
Mock turtle soup, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or
other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle
soup.
Mock velvet, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See
Mockado.
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heroic couplet
(wn) | heroic couplet
n 1: a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic
pentameter and written in an elevated style |
heroic meter
(wn) | heroic meter
n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic] |
heroic poem
(wn) | heroic poem
n 1: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {epic
poem}, heroic poem, epic, epos] |
heroic poetry
(wn) | heroic poetry
n 1: poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero [syn: {heroic
poetry}, epic poetry] |
heroic stanza
(wn) | heroic stanza
n 1: a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an
elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab |
heroic tale
(wn) | heroic tale
n 1: a story of an adventure [syn: adventure story, {heroic
tale}] |
heroic verse
(wn) | heroic verse
n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic] |
heroica puebla de zaragoza
(wn) | Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
n 1: a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City)
on the edge of central Mexican plateau [syn: Puebla,
Puebla de Zaragoza, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza] |
heroical
(wn) | heroical
adj 1: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes;
"the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic
explorers" [syn: heroic, heroical] |
heroically
(wn) | heroically
adv 1: in a heroic manner; "he become reconciled to not dying
heroically in her arms" |
heroics
(wn) | heroics
n 1: ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic
conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in
Hollywood" |
mock-heroic
(wn) | mock-heroic
n 1: a satirical imitation of heroic verse |
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