HEROIC COUPLET

Meaning of HEROIC COUPLET in English

Pros.

a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, esp. one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.

[ 1900-05 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEROIC COUPLET — noun Date: 1828 a rhyming couplet in iambic pentameter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEROIC COUPLET — noun : a couplet of rhyming iambic pentameters often forming a distinct rhetorical as well as metrical unit
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEROIC COUPLET — Date: 1828 : a rhyming couplet in iambic pentameter
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEROIC COUPLET — Function: noun Date: 1828 : a rhyming couplet in iambic pentameter
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEROIC COUPLET — ■ noun (in verse) a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEROIC COUPLET — [heroic couplet] n (1889): a rhyming couplet in iambic pentameter
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEROIC COUPLET — a couplet of rhyming iambic pentameters often forming a distinct rhetorical as well as metrical unit. The origin of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEROIC COUPLET — noun ( technical ) two lines of poetry one after the other that rhyme and usually contain ten syllables and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEROIC COUPLET — heˌroic ˈcouplet BrE AmE noun [countable] a pair of lines in poetry which end with the same sound and have …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEROIC COUPLET — Героический стих
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HEROIC — (-óic) adj heroic(al); (remedio, etc.) heroic [Med.] heroic (remedy, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
COUPLET — noun Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of Old French cuple, couple Date: 1580 two successive lines of verse forming a unit …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUPLET — Two successive lines of verse. A couplet is marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained …
Английский словарь Британика
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
COUPLET — ˈkəplə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of couple pair — more at couple 1. : two successive …
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
COUPLET — (n.) Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.
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
COUPLET — ( n. ) Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.
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
COUPLET — /kup"lit/ , n. 1. a pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that rhyme and are of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUPLET — n. two rhyming lines of verse (Poetry)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
COUPLET — noun Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of Old French cuple, couple Date: 1580 1. : two successive lines of verse forming …
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
COUPLET — noun two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.
Webster English vocab
COUPLET — ■ noun a pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length. Origin C16: from Fr., …
Concise Oxford 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
COUPLET — [cou.plet] n [MF, dim. of cople] (1580) 1: two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usu. by rhythmic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUPLET — a pair of end-rhymed lines of verse that are self-contained in grammatical structure and meaning. A couplet may be formal …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
COUPLET — couplet BrE AmE ˈkʌp lət -lɪt ▷ couplet|s 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
COUPLET — / ˈkʌplət; NAmE / noun two lines of poetry of equal length one after the other : a poem written …
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
COUPLET — coup ‧ let /ˈkʌplət, ˈkʌplɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French cople …
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
COUPLET — n. Prosody two successive lines of verse, usu. rhyming and of the same length. [F dimin. of couple, formed as …
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
COUPLET — n. Prosody two successive lines of verse, usu. rhyming and of the same length. [ F dimin. of couple, formed …
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
COUPLET — n. Prosody two successive lines of verse, usu. rhyming and of the same length. Etymology: F dimin. of couple, formed …
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
COUPLET — ( couplets) A couplet is two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme …
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
COUPLET — (~s) A ~ is two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with …
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
COUPLET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heroic couplet rhyming couplets (= pairs of lines that end in words that rhyme ) …
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
COUPLET — [noun] [C] - two lines of poetry next to each other, esp. ones which rhyme and have the same length …
Cambridge English vocab
COUPLET — n. Two successive lines of verse. A couplet is marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HEROIC — Synonyms and related words : Alcaic, Anacreontic, Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Castalian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, abysmal, acknowledged, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUPLET — Synonyms and related words : Spenserian stanza, antistrophe, book, both, brace, burden, canto, chorus, couple, distich, double harness, doublet, duad, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUPLET — n. Two verses ( especially that rhyme ), pair of rhymes, distich.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HEROIC — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ truly , very ▪ a truly ~ battle ▪ almost Heroic is used with …
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
COUPLET — n. a rhyming ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
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
HEROIC — 1. прил. 1) а) героический (относящийся к античным героям) heroic age, heroic time ≈ героический век, героическое время б) героический, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUPLET — сущ. рифмованное двустишие рифмованное двустишие (архитектура) двухсветное окно (музыкальное) дубль couplet рифмованное двустишие
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
COUPLET — couplet.ogg ʹkʌplıt n 1. рифмованное двустишие 2. архит. двухсветное окно 3. муз. дубль
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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