Homeric
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
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of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing.
Homeric feats of exploration.
adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling Homer or his poems
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imposing or heroic
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of or relating to the archaic form of Greek used by Homer See epic
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Etymology
Origin of Homeric
First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin Homēricus, from Greek Homērikós; equivalent to Homer + -ic
Example Sentences
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It all has to be at least a little galling for the English teachers and Homeric scholars who have long tried to get students to appreciate the material like they do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s a Homeric voyage, if Homer were familiar with the complicated system of roadways and toll stations that is the New Jersey Turnpike.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
But like the Homeric Greek hero it was named after, the lander has not had an easy journey with a neat happy ending.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
He’s not a Homeric classical heroic — by which, I mean someone whose intention is always to do good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
This story is told only in a very early poem, one of the earliest of the Homeric Hymns, dating from the eighth or the beginning of the seventh century.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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