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Acoetes

UK/əˈsiːtiːz/

Acoetes proper noun: an attendant of Bacchus.

Proper noun

Acoetes

  1. (Greek, Roman) An attendant of Bacchus.
  2. (Greek, Roman) The father of Laocoön.
  3. (Greek, Roman) A Theban character in Statius’s Thebaid.

Forms of Acoetes

alternative form (archaic)Acœtes

Origin of Acoetes

Borrowed from Latin Acoetēs.

Questions about Acoetes

What does Acoetes mean?
Acoetes means an attendant of Bacchus.
What part of speech is Acoetes?
Acoetes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Acoetes?
Acoetes is pronounced /əˈsiːtiːz/ (UK).

Words near Acoetes in the dictionary

  1. acoels
  2. Acoemetae
  3. Acoemeti
  4. acoemetic
  5. acoenesthesia
  6. Acoetes
  7. Acoff
  8. Acoffs
  9. acofrioside
  10. ACOG
  11. acognitive

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