"heroic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/ [US], /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-heroic.ogg [US] Forms: heroic [positive], more heroic [comparative], most heroic [superlative]
Etymology: hero + -ic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hero|ic}} hero + -ic Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something you do is heroic is like something a hero would do; it is very brave or difficult to do.
    Sense id: simple-heroic-en-adj-m7mvcQ5f
  2. If you are heroic you are a hero or like a hero; you do heroic things.
    Sense id: simple-heroic-en-adj-sNaO584q
  3. If story or poem is heroic, it is about a hero or heroes doing great things.
    Sense id: simple-heroic-en-adj-nFmIV3Mt
  4. If a society is heroic it is at a stage where stories of great heroes are common and wars are won by single heroic warriors. This is often a society with tribes or technology is bronze age or iron age.
    Sense id: simple-heroic-en-adj-TIe7Cd0g
  5. A heroic age is a time when great heroes were said to have lived. This is often early in history.
    Sense id: simple-heroic-en-adj-Znkfrsbi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ic
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