heldendicht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of held (hero) +‎ -en- +‎ dicht (poem); perfectly parallel cognate of German Heldengedicht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.də(n)ˌdɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: hel‧den‧dicht

Noun

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heldendicht n (plural heldendichten, diminutive heldendichtje n)

  1. an epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero [from early 18th c.]
  2. (figuratively) an epic episode or scene

Synonyms

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  • (epic narrative): epos
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