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Ho⋅mer⋅ic

  [hoh-mer-ik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
2. of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing: Homeric feats of exploration.
Origin:
1765–75; < L Homēricus < Gk Homērikós, equiv. to Hómēr(os) Homer + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
Ho⋅mer⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Ho·mer·ic   (hō-měr'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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