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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | heroina, from Greek heroine, from heros; HERO |
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her‧o‧ine
[countable]
[countable]1 a woman who is admired for doing something extremely brave [↪ hero]
2 the woman or girl who is the main character in a book, film, play etc [↪ hero]
heroine of Myra, the fictional heroine of The Women's Room
Myra, the fictional heroine of The Women's Room3 a woman who is admired very much for a particular skill or quality [↪ hero, idol]
