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loreleis

loreleis is the plural of lorelei.

Meaning of lorelei

Noun

lorelei (plural loreleis)

  1. A siren; a temptress.
    • We grew silly, tongue-tied, said foolish things we did not mean to say, shoved one another about in the boat, and finally overturned it. The loreleis laughed musical little laughs.1965, William Henry Davenport, Ben Siegel, Biography past and present: selections and critical essays

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Questions about loreleis

What is loreleis the plural of?
Loreleis is the plural of lorelei.

Words near loreleis in the dictionary

  1. Lorega
  2. Lorega San Miguel
  3. lorel
  4. Lorelai
  5. lorelei
  6. loreleis
  7. loreless
  8. lorell
  9. lorells
  10. lorels
  11. lorem ipsum

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