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   Hero (hēˈrṓ), n.; pl. Heroes (hēˈrōz). [F. héros, L. heros, Gr. ἥρως.]
   1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
   
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   2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.
   
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   Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. Emerson.
   
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   3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
   
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   The shining quality of an epic hero. Dryden.
   
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   Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes.
   
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   Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. Carlyle.
   
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   hoagie, hoagy n. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the U. S., such as hero, grinder, and submarine.
   
   Syn. -- bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
   
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   Sub, n.
   1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]
   
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   2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat.
   
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   3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder.
   
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   submarine sandwich (?), n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich.  A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal.  Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption.
   
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