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Niobes

Niobes is the plural of Niobe.

Meaning of Niobe

Noun

Niobe (plural Niobes)

  1. A crying woman; a woman who is bereaved or inconsolable.
    • With which she followed my poore Fathers body / Like Niobe, all teares.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about Niobes

What is Niobes the plural of?
Niobes is the plural of Niobe.

Words near Niobes in the dictionary

  1. niobate
  2. niobates
  3. niobatian
  4. Niobe
  5. Niobean
  6. Niobes
  7. niobian
  8. niobic
  9. niobic acid
  10. Niobid
  11. Niobids

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