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Hero n. [
hero] a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
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Hero n. [
hero] the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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Hero n. [
champion, fighter, hero, paladin] someone who fights for a cause
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Hero n. [
Heron, Hero of Alexandria] Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
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Hero n. [
hero] (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
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