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Definition of heroic couplet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heroic couplet

noun
 
/həˌrəʊɪk ˈkʌplət/
 
/həˌrəʊɪk ˈkʌplət/
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  1. two lines of poetry one after the other that rhyme and usually contain ten syllables and five stressesTopics Literature and writingc2
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