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moirai

moirai noun: the three Fates, personifications of destiny.

Noun

moirai pl (plural only)

  1. (Greek, plural, plural-only) The three Fates, personifications of destiny.
  2. (plural, plural-only) One's own destiny; fate.
    • Public fact becomes private reality, and the seasons of a Midwestern town become the Moirai of our small lives.1970, Toni Morrison, “Summer”, in The Bluest Eye

Origin of moirai

From Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra).

Questions about moirai

What does moirai mean?
Moirai means the three Fates, personifications of destiny.
What part of speech is moirai?
Moirai is a noun.

Words near moirai in the dictionary

  1. moio
  2. moios
  3. Moir
  4. Moira
  5. Moirae
  6. moirai
  7. moirail
  8. moirails
  9. Moiramba
  10. Moirang
  11. Moirangcha

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