Homeric


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Ho·mer·ic

 (hō-mĕr′ĭk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Homer, his works, or the legends and age of which he wrote.
2. Heroic in proportion, degree, or character; epic.
Ho·mer′i·cal·ly adv.
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Homeric

(həʊˈmɛrɪk) or

Homerian

adj
1. (Poetry) of, relating to, or resembling Homer or his poems
2. imposing or heroic
3. (Languages) of or relating to the archaic form of Greek used by Homer. See epic
Hoˈmerically adv
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Ho•mer•ic

(hoʊˈmɛr ɪk)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
2. of heroic dimensions; grand: Homeric feats of exploration.
[1765–75; < Latin < Greek]
Ho•mer′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj.1.Homeric - relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek"
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Homeric

adjective heroic, epic, grand, imposing, impressive a Homeric epic of movie-making
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Translations
homeriacushomericushomerius

Homeric

[həʊˈmerɪk] ADJ → homérico
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Homeric

adj → homerisch
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In Ionia and the islands the epic poets followed the Homeric tradition, singing of romantic subjects in the now stereotyped heroic style, and showing originality only in their choice of legends hitherto neglected or summarily and imperfectly treated.
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Had he in his lifetime friends who loved to associate with him, and who handed down to posterity an Homeric way of life, such as was established by Pythagoras who was so greatly beloved for his wisdom, and whose followers are to this day quite celebrated for the order which was named after him?
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At this command the mountain of populace thinned so suddenly that D'Artagnan could not repress a burst of Homeric laughter.
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What is the foundation of that interest all men feel in Greek history, letters, art, and poetry, in all its periods from the Heroic or Homeric age down to the domestic life of the Athenians and Spartans, four or five centuries later?
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