Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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name
Alternative form of Philomela.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, alt-of, alternative
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
The nightingale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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noun
A musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel-wire strings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Middle French Philomele, from Latin Philomela, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē). Doublet of Philomela.
From philo- + mel(os).
