herodotus
- n the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
heroic couplet
- n a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style
heroic meter
- n a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroic stanza
- n a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
heroic verse
- n a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroica puebla de zaragoza
- n a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
heroics
- n ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood - n a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroin
- n a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
heroine
- n the main good female character in a work of fiction
- n a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds