Uriah Heep is a proper noun referring to a famous British rock band from the 1970s or, more vaguely, to the name itself as a fictional or historical figure. The term combines a biblical given name with a surname-like element; in use, it typically denotes the band, a self-deprecating character type, or as a cultural reference. It is pronounced with two clearly stressed parts and yields a distinctive, slightly archaic vowel quality in the surname.
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