HEROIC DRAMA

Meaning of HEROIC DRAMA in English

Restoration tragedy, esp. that popular in England c1660-1700, using highly rhetorical language and written in heroic couplets.

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HEROIC — (-óic) adj heroic(al); (remedio, etc.) heroic [Med.] heroic (remedy, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
DRAMA — [-ma/-mat-] n drama
Interlingua English vocab
DRAMA — ~ (-tic, -tisar, -turg, -turgie)
English interlingue dictionary
HEROIC — I. hə̇ˈrōik, heˈ-, hēˈ-, -ōēk adjective also he·ro·i·cal -ōə̇kəl, -ōēk- Etymology: Latin heroicus, from Greek hērōikos, from hērōs hero + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAMA — ˈdrämə, -amə, -ȧmə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, deed, action on the stage, drama, from dran …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEROIC — (a.) Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.
Английский словарь Webster
HEROIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; …
Английский словарь Webster
HEROIC — ( a. ) Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEROIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEROIC — — heroically , adv. — heroicalness, heroicness, heroicity /hear'oh is"i tee/ , n. /hi roh"ik/ , adj. 1. Also, heroical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAMA — /drah"meuh, dram"euh/ , n. 1. a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEROIC — I. hi-ˈrō-ik also her-ˈō- or hē-ˈrō- adjective also he·ro·ical -i-kəl Date: 1549 1. : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAMA — noun Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, deed, drama, from dran to do, act Date: 1515 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEROIC — adj worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. 2. heroic ·adj larger than life …
Webster English vocab
DRAMA — noun a series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. 2. drama ·noun dramatic composition and the …
Webster English vocab
HEROIC — [he.ro.ic] also he.ro.ical adj (1549) 1: of, relating to, or resembling heroes esp. of antiquity 2. a: exhibiting or marked …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAMA — [dra.ma] n [LL dramat-, drama, fr. Gk, deed, drama, fr. dran to do, act] (1515) 1: a composition in verse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEROIC — heroic BrE AmE hə ˈrəʊ ɪk hɪ-, he- AmE \ -ˈroʊ ɪk ▷ heroic|al ə l ▷ heroic|ally ə l‿i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRAMA — drama BrE AmE ˈdrɑːm ə ˈdræm ə — Preference poll, American English: ˈdrɑːm- 88%, ˈdræm- 11%, ˈdreɪm- 1%. ▷ drama|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEROIC — / həˈrəʊɪk; NAmE -ˈroʊ-/ adjective 1. showing extreme courage and admired by many people SYN courageous : a heroic figure …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAMA — / ˈdrɑːmə; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a play for the theatre, television or radio : a costume …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEROIC — he ‧ ro ‧ ic /hɪˈrəʊɪk $ -ˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . extremely brave or determined, and admired by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAMA — dra ‧ ma W3 AC /ˈdrɑːmə $ ˈdrɑːmə, ˈdræmə/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ drama , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEROIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAMA — n. 1 a play for acting on stage or for broadcasting. 2 (often prec. by the) the art of writing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEROIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAMA — n. 1 a play for acting on stage or for broadcasting. 2 (often prec. by the) the art of writing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEROIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a (of an act or a quality) of or fit for a hero. b (of …
Oxford English vocab
DRAMA — n.1 a play for acting on stage or for broadcasting. 2 (often prec. by the) the art of writing and …
Oxford English vocab
HEROIC — ( heroics) 1. If you describe a person or their actions as heroic , you admire them because they show …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAMA — ( dramas) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A drama is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEROIC — (~s) 1. If you describe a person or their actions as ~, you admire them because they show extreme bravery. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HEROIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a heroic act (= very brave ) ▪ Ordinary people sometimes find themselves performing heroic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAMA
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEROIC — [adjective]He was famed for heroic (= brave) deeds during the war.(informal) If you make a heroic attempt or effort to …
Cambridge English vocab
DRAMA — (EXCITEMENT) [noun] [C] - an event or situation, esp. an unexpected one, in which there is anxiety or excitement and …
Cambridge English vocab
HEROIC — Synonyms and related words : Alcaic, Anacreontic, Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Castalian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, abysmal, acknowledged, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAMA — Synonyms and related words : Broadway, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, acting, alphabet, antimasque, art, audience success, ballet, blueprint, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAMA — Short for melodrama. Action, events, and situations that are described in the manner usually reserved to horror writers and cheesy …
Slang English vocab
DRAMA — n. Function: noun dramatic art, literature, or affairs FF1C; was interested in drama during her college years FF1E; Synonyms: boards, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DRAMA — noun dramatic art, literature, or affairs was interested in drama during her college years Synonyms: boards, footlights, (the) stage, theater …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEROIC — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ truly , very ▪ a truly ~ battle ▪ almost Heroic is used with …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DRAMA — noun 1 play for the theatre/theater, etc.; plays ADJECTIVE ▪ compelling , powerful ▪ gritty , hard-hitting ▪ a gritty …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEROIC — adj. 25B6; adjective heroic rescuers : BRAVE, courageous, valiant, valorous, lionhearted, intrepid, bold, fearless, daring, audacious; unafraid, undaunted, dauntless, doughty, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAMA — n. 25B6; noun a television drama : PLAY, show, piece, theatrical work, dramatization. See lists at play , theatre . …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEROIC — adj. 1 brave, courageous, bold, valiant, valorous, undaunted, dauntless, stout-hearted, noble, intrepid, gallant, chivalrous, daring, plucky, audacious, fearless, manly, virile, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DRAMA — n. 1 play, stage play, photoplay, screenplay, (stage) show, (theatrical) piece, (stage) production; scenario He plays only in dramas, never …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DRAMA — noun BAD : After the meal, we went to see a drama at the Cambridge Theatre. GOOD : After the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HEROIC — 1. прил. 1) а) героический (относящийся к античным героям) heroic age, heroic time ≈ героический век, героическое время б) героический, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAMA — сущ. драма; трагедия a drama unfolds ≈ драма развязывается epic drama high drama драма (пьеса) (обыкн. the) драматургия, драматическая литература, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEROIC — heroic.ogg 1. hıʹrəʋık n 1. = heroic verse см. heroic II 2, 1> 2. pl высокопарные выражения to indulge in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAMA — drama.ogg ʹdrɑ:mə n 1. драма ( пьеса ) 2. ( обыкн. the drama) драматургия, драматическая литература, драма to succeed in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEROIC — heroic прил.1) а) героический (относящийся к античным героям) heroic age, heroic time — героический век, героическое время б) героический, геройский …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DRAMA — drama сущ.драма; трагедия a drama unfolds — драма развязывается - epic drama - high drama
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HEROIC — 1. hıʹrəʋık n 1. = heroic verse см. heroic II 2, 1> 2. pl высокопарные выражения to indulge in heroic …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRAMA — n 1. драма ( пьеса ) 2. ( обыкн. the drama) драматургия, драматическая литература, драма to succeed in the drama …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEROIC — 1. прил. 1) а) героический ( относящийся к античным героям ) heroic age, heroic time — героический век, героическое время …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRAMA — сущ. драма; трагедия a drama unfolds — драма развязывается - epic drama - high drama
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEROIC — 1. прил. 1) а) героический (относящийся к античным героям) heroic age, heroic time — героический век, героическое время б) героический, геройский the heroic death of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRAMA — сущ. драма; трагедия a drama unfolds — драма развязывается - epic drama - high drama
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEROIC — 1. прил. 1) а) героический (относящийся к античным героям) heroic age, heroic time ≈ героический век, героическое время б) героический, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAMA — сущ. драма; трагедия a drama unfolds ≈ драма развязывается epic drama high drama драма (пьеса) (обыкн. the) драматургия, драматическая литература, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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