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noun
A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nymph
History
From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
