noun
Meaning 1
The actions of a hero.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
heroics
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪks/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: HH IH0 R OW1 IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Emergency intervention to save a patient's life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, plural, plural-only
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Extravagant phrases; bombast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of heroic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acting, playing, playacting, performing
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hero Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English heroics From hero + -ics.