I. ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik, ˌmȯk- adjective
Date: circa 1712
: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action
a mock-heroic poem
• mock-he·ro·ical·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1728
: a mock-heroic composition — called also mock-epic
I. ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik, ˌmȯk- adjective
Date: circa 1712
: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action
a mock-heroic poem
• mock-he·ro·ical·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1728
: a mock-heroic composition — called also mock-epic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003