Meaning

noun ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct

noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

originEtymology 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.

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