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/e.ʁɔ.in/
Translation
heroine; heroin
Word origin
The heroine sense comes from Greek heroine, the feminine of heros. The drug is unrelated in origin: it was a German trade name of 1898, coined from heroisch ('heroic') for the powerful effect users reported.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- heroine
- English cognates
- heroine, heroin
Grammar
Examples
L' .
The heroine of the film leaves at the end.
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The heroines of these books are all young.
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She is now a heroine to the whole country.
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The police found heroin in the car.
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Her brother died because of heroin.
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