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Acteon

Acteon is the alternative spelling of Actaeon.

Meaning of Actaeon

Noun

Actaeon (plural Actaeons)

  1. (archaic, slang) A cuckold.
    • […] but I had the story from some French officers of distinction, who mentioned the name of the injured and prudent husband, and that he was a person of very high rank. That name, however, even if I had not forgotten it, I should not think it fair to repeat, because it would seem to be a matter of...1814, Commentaries on the laws of Moses, volume 4, a translation of Johann David Michaelis' German text by Alexander Smith: a footnote on page 127

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Forms of Acteon

pluralActeons

Questions about Acteon

What is Acteon the alternative spelling of?
Acteon is the alternative spelling of Actaeon.

Words near Acteon in the dictionary

  1. acted-out
  2. actedron
  3. actedst
  4. acteme
  5. actemes
  6. Acteon
  7. acteonellid
  8. acteonellids
  9. acteonid
  10. acteonids
  11. acteonoid

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