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Definition of superhero noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

superhero

noun

NAmE//ˈsupərˌhɪroʊ//

, NAmE//ˈsupərˌhiroʊ//

(pl. superheroes)

a character in a story, movie, etc. who has unusual strength or power and uses it to help people; a real person who has done something unusually brave to help someone opposite supervillain

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