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Meaning of heroic

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  heroic
      adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
             (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
             heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: {epic},
             {heroic}, {larger-than-life}]
      2: relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic
         legends"; "the heroic age"
      3: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the
         heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
         [syn: {heroic}, {heroical}]
      4: 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" [syn:
         {expansive}, {grand}, {heroic}]
      5: 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" [syn: {desperate}, {heroic}]
      n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
           themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
           {heroic verse}, {heroic meter}, {heroic}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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