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HEROIC METER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
Synonyms:
heroic; heroic meter; heroic verse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("heroic meter" is a kind of...):
epic; epic poem; epos; heroic poem (a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds)
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