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heroic   (TTS Sound)

The noun heroic has 1 sense

• heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic -- (a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter)

The adj heroic has 5 senses

• epic, heroic, larger-than-life -- (very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture")


• heroic -- (relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age")


• heroic, heroical -- (having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers")


• expansive, grand, heroic -- (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")


• desperate, heroic -- (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")