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NOUN (1)

1. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter;
[syn: heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic]


ADJECTIVE (5)

1. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale);
- Example: "an epic voyage"
- Example: "of heroic proportions"
- Example: "heroic sculpture"
[syn: epic, heroic, larger-than-life]

2. relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity;
- Example: "heroic legends"
- Example: "the heroic age"

3. having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes;
- Example: "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"
- Example: "heroic explorers"
[syn: heroic, heroical]

4. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope;
- Example: "an expansive lifestyle"
- Example: "in the grand manner"
- Example: "collecting on a grand scale"
- Example: "heroic undertakings"
[syn: expansive, grand, heroic]

5. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort;
- Example: "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
- Example: "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
- Example: "they took heroic measures to save his life"
[syn: desperate, heroic]

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