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English to English adjective
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relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity |  | Example: heroic legends
the heroic age
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) | | Example: an epic voyage
of heroic proportions
heroic sculpture
source: wordnet30
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having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes | | Example: the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy
heroic explorers
source: wordnet30
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | | Example: an expansive lifestyle
in the grand manner
collecting on a grand scale
heroic undertakings
source: wordnet30
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showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort | | Example: 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
they took heroic measures to save his life
source: wordnet30 noun
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a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter | | source: wordnet30
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