transcription, транскрипция: [ heroʊɪn ]
( heroines)
1.
The heroine of a book, play, film, or story is the main female character, who usually has good qualities.
The heroine is a senior TV executive.
= protagonist
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2.
A heroine is a woman who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people.
The national heroine of the day was Xing Fen, winner of the first Gold medal of the Games.
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3.
If you describe a woman as your heroine , you mean that you admire her greatly, usually because of a particular quality or skill that she has.
My heroine was Elizabeth Taylor.
= idol
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