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Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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A moon of Neptune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea.
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noun
A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave
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Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mythical being
History
From Latin Galatēa, from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια (Galáteia).
After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.
Across languages
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