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Oreade
A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountainA mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
/ˈɔːɹi.æd/
Meaning
1 senses(Greek)A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
Oreade
More definitions
- (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
Translations
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By meaning 1
mythology: minor mountain deity:
Origin
From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).
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