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Eurydice

/jʊəˈɹɪdɪsi/

Eurydice proper noun: a nymph and the wife of Orpheus.

Proper noun

Eurydice

  1. (Greek) A nymph and the wife of Orpheus.
  2. (Greek) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.
  3. 75 Eurydike, a main belt asteroid.
  4. (rare) A female given name.
    • That same week, a twenty-two-year-old comedian named Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered as she walked home after work.2019, Clementine Ford, Boys Will Be Boys

Origin of Eurydice

From Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).

Words formed from Eurydice

Questions about Eurydice

What does Eurydice mean?
Eurydice means a nymph and the wife of Orpheus.
What part of speech is Eurydice?
Eurydice is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Eurydice?
Eurydice is pronounced /jʊəˈɹɪdɪsi/.

Words near Eurydice in the dictionary

  1. eurycomalactones
  2. eurycomanol
  3. eurycomanone
  4. eurycomaoside
  5. eurydendroid
  6. Eurydice
  7. Eurydicean
  8. Eurydome
  9. eurygamous
  10. eurygnathic
  11. eurygnathism

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