Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postheroic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pos-theroic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After the decline of classical heroes.

Example Sentences

"They like to convey the spirit of the underdog — that of Israel’s heroic beginnings — as if discomfited by the adornments of an increasingly moneyed, Americanized and postheroic society."

Etymology

From post- + heroic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postheroic mean?: After the decline of classical heroes.
Where does postheroic come from?: From post- + heroic.

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