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Alcestis

Alcestis proper noun: a princess, the fairest of the daughters of Pelias, known for her love of her husband.

Proper noun

Alcestis

  1. (Greek) A princess, the fairest of the daughters of Pelias, known for her love of her husband.

Questions about Alcestis

What does Alcestis mean?
Alcestis means a princess, the fairest of the daughters of Pelias, known for her love of her husband.
What part of speech is Alcestis?
Alcestis is a proper noun.

Words near Alcestis in the dictionary

  1. alcelaphine
  2. alcelaphines
  3. alcelaphins
  4. alces
  5. Alcester
  6. Alcestis
  7. alchah
  8. alchahs
  9. alchemic
  10. alchemical
  11. alchemically

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