how to pronounce heroic

/hɪˈɹoʊɪk/

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heroic is pronounced in three syllables

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hɪɹoʊɪk

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An example use of heroic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the way it's not heroic it's just the …”

meanings of heroic

adjective:

  1. Courageous; displaying heroism.
  2. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
  3. Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

noun:

  1. A heroic verse.

heroic frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word heroic occurs in english on average 7.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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