What is the meaning of heroics?

noun

  • A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter.
  • Ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct.
    • usage: "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"
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