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Graeae

/ˈɡɹiː.(j)i/

Graeae proper noun: three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.

Proper noun

the Graeae pl (plural only)

  1. (Greek, plural, plural-only) Three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.
    Synonyms:
    Grey Sisters, Phorcides

Synonyms of Graeae

Forms of Graeae

alternative formGraiae
alternative formGraiai

Origin of Graeae

From Ancient Greek Γραῖαι (Graîai), from γραῖα (graîa, “old woman”), perhaps from γραῦς (graûs).

Words that rhyme with Graeae

Questions about Graeae

What does Graeae mean?
Graeae means three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.
What part of speech is Graeae?
Graeae is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Graeae?
Graeae is pronounced /ˈɡɹiː.(j)i/.

Words near Graeae in the dictionary

  1. Grady
  2. Grady County
  3. Gradys
  4. Gradys Creek
  5. GRAE
  6. Graeae
  7. Graeagle
  8. Graeber
  9. Graebers
  10. Graecian
  11. graecicization

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