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[ hoh-mer-ik ] / hoʊˈmɛr ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Homeric ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry. of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing: Homeric feats of exploration. Origin of Homeric1765–75; <Latin Homēricus<Greek Homērikós, equivalent to Hómēr(os) Homer + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM HomericHo·mer·i·cal·ly, adverbnon-Ho·mer·ic, adjectivepost-Ho·mer·ic, adjectivepre-Ho·mer·ic, adjective pseu·do-Ho·mer·ic, adjective Words nearby Homerichomeplace, home plate, home port, homer, home range, Homeric, Homeric laughter, homeroom, home row, home rule, home ruler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for HomericWith a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight. American Dreams, 1914: Penrod by Booth Tarkington|Nathaniel Rich|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST For me, this music conjures his surpassing diplomatic skills, his gift for Homeric friendship—and his promise, lost. The Richard Holbrooke I Knew|Leslie H. Gelb|January 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST He wanted to ensure that in these Homeric days of countless heroes, that the heroes of Times Square would not be forgotten. All Those Times Square Heroes|Leslie H. Gelb|May 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST What is the Aeneid if not a re-imagining of the Homeric epics? The Power of Myths|Sam Munson|February 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Homeric Cave of Nymphs, περι του εν Οδυσσεια των Νυμφων αντρου. Simon Magus|George Robert Stow Mead Starcad's loathing for a smith recalls the mockery with which the Homeric gods treat Hephaistos. The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned") We now criticise the modern criticisms of Homeric pictures of battles. The World of Homer|Andrew Lang But in Pindar, Aeschylus and other early poets we find forms of the story which differ much more widely from the Homeric account. The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick It well deserves the epithet “craggy” (παιπαλόεσσα) of the Homeric hymn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various
British Dictionary definitions for HomericHomericHomerian (həʊˈmɪərɪən)
adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling Homer or his poems imposing or heroic of or relating to the archaic form of Greek used by HomerSee epic Derived forms of HomericHomerically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |