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Curetes

Curetes is the plural of Curete.

Meaning of Curete

Noun

Curete (plural Curetes)

  1. (Greek) A Korybant.
  2. (Greek) One of a legendary tribe of people who took part in the quarrel over the Calydonian boar, identified in antiquity as either Aetolians or Acarnanians.

Questions about Curetes

What is Curetes the plural of?
Curetes is the plural of Curete.

Words near Curetes in the dictionary

  1. cures down
  2. cures up
  3. curest
  4. curet
  5. Curete
  6. Curetes
  7. cureth
  8. curetment
  9. curetments
  10. Cureton
  11. Curetonian

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