HERODOTEAN

PRONUNCIATION: (hih-rahd-uh-TEE-uhn) Listen to pronunciation

MEANING: adjective:
1. (Of an account or narrative) Very large in scope or extremely detailed.
2. Fanciful or overly dramatic.

ETYMOLOGY: After Herodotus (c. 484-425 BCE), Greek historian. Earliest documented use: 1748.
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HEROD OCEAN - what the Israelites had to cross when fleeing from slavery in Judea

HERO D.O.T. EARN - the protagonist got a paying job with the Department of Transportation

HER ODO TEAM - she let the shapeshifter and his department to help govern DS-9