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/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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hero
/ˈhɪ roʊ/
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a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
hero meaning(s)
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- (n) a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- (n) the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
- (n) someone who fights for a cause
- (n) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- (n) (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
- (n) (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
- (n) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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- For 2007, PTI's annual celebration of heroes spotlights the most innovative and influential protectors of the planet.
- Our fifth annual list of the world's most influential people: leaders, thinkers, heroes, artists, scientists and more.
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hero of alexandria
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine…
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hero sandwich
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled…
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hero worship
admiration for great men (or their memory)
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hero worshiper
someone who worships heroes
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hero worshipper
someone who worships heroes
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hero-worship
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
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herod
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king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering…
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herod the great
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus…
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herodotus
the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between…
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heroes
/ˈhɪ roʊz/
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a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
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heroic
/hɪ ˈroʊ ɪk/
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
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heroic couplet
a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written…
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heroic meter
a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic…
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heroic poem
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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heroic poetry
poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero
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heroic stanza
a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style;…
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heroic tale
a story of an adventure
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heroic verse
a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic…
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heroica puebla de zaragoza
a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico…
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heroical
/hɪ ˈrəʊ ɪ kəl/
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having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
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heroically
/ˌhɪ ˈroʊ ɪk li/
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in a heroic manner
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heroics
/hɪ ˈroʊ ɪks/
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ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
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heroin
/ˈhɛ roʊ ən/
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a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative;…