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preheroic

adj

Etymology

From pre- + heroic.

  1. borrowed from hērōicus
  2. borrowed from heroïque
  3. prefixed as preheroic — “pre + heroic”

Definitions

  1. Before becoming a hero.

    • This final trial which the hero must endure is motivated by the reappearance of the fraternal rivals who vexed the hero in his earlier, preheroic days.

  2. Before heroism appeared as a literary motif.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA