heroic

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Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus.[1] By surface analysis, hero +‎ -ic.

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heroic (comparative more heroic, superlative most heroic)

  1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
    heroic deeds
  2. Courageous; displaying heroism.
    • 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith[1], Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 40:
      To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic.
    • 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):
      Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic.
  3. (sculpture) Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

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Noun

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heroic (plural heroics)

  1. A heroic verse.

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References

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  1. ^ heroic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2014.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin hērōicus.

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heroic (feminine heroica, masculine plural heroics, feminine plural heroiques)

  1. heroic

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