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adj
Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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noun
A work in the mockheroic style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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noun
a satirical imitation of heroic verse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: caricature, imitation, impersonation
History
From mock + heroic.
Across languages
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