MOCK-HEROIC


Meaning of MOCK-HEROIC in English

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

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