postheroic

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adjective

After the decline of classical heroes.

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Meanings

adjectivepostheroic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAfter the decline of classical heroes.

    They like to convey the spirit of the underdog — that of Israel’s heroic beginnings — as if discomfited by the adornments of an increasingly moneyed, Americanized and postheroic society.

    2007 July 8, Roger Cohen, “Her Jewish State”, in New York Times

Origin

From post- + heroic.

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APA

postheroic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postheroic

MLA

“postheroic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postheroic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postheroic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postheroic.

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