mock-heroic

adjective

Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style.

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Meanings

adjectivemock-heroic (comparative more mock-heroic, superlative most mock-heroic)

comparative more mock-heroic · superlative most mock-heroic

  1. literaturePertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style.
nounmock-heroic (plural mock-heroics)

plural mock-heroics

  1. literatureA work in the mock-heroic style.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mock epic

Origin

From mock + heroic.

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Translations

Irish scig-ghaisciúil
  • scig-ghaisciúilpertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style
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APA

mock-heroic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock-heroic

MLA

“mock-heroic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock-heroic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mock-heroic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock-heroic.

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