mock-heroic

noun

mock-he·ro·ic | \ ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik

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Definition of mock-heroic

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a mock-heroic composition

— called also mock-epic

mock-heroic

adjective

Definition of mock-heroic (Entry 2 of 2)

: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action a mock-heroic poem

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