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heroicomic

American

[hi-roh-i-kom-ik] / hɪˌroʊ ɪˈkɒm ɪk /

Also heroicomical

adjective

blending heroic and comic elements.

a heroicomic poem.

Etymology

Origin of heroicomic

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

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