mock-heroic

1. 1.

   a satirical imitation of heroic verse

   Broadercaricature

Questions about mock-heroic

What does mock-heroic mean?

mock-heroic means "a satirical imitation of heroic verse".

How many syllables are in mock-heroic?

mock-heroic has 3 syllables: mock--he-roic. The stress falls on "he".

Is mock-heroic a common word?

mock-heroic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.