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heroicomic

or he·ro·i·com·i·cal

[ hi-roh-i-kom-ik or hi-roh-i-kom-i-kuh l ]
/ hɪˌroʊ ɪˈkɒm ɪk or hɪˌroʊ ɪˈkɒm ɪ kəl /

adjective

blending heroic and comic elements: a heroicomic poem.

Nearby words

  1. heroic poem,
  2. heroic quatrain,
  3. heroic stanza,
  4. heroic verse,
  5. heroicize,
  6. heroics,
  7. heroin,
  8. heroin chic,
  9. heroine,
  10. heroinism

Origin of heroicomic

First recorded in 1705–15; heroi(c) + comic
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