Pronunciation: ˌ mäk-hi- ' r ō -ik, ˌ mo ̇ k-
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1712
: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action <a mock-heroic poem>
– mock-he · ro · ical · ly \ -i-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
Pronunciation: ˌ mäk-hi- ' r ō -ik, ˌ mo ̇ k-
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1712
: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action <a mock-heroic poem>
– mock-he · ro · ical · ly \ -i-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012