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Oresteia

Oresteia proper noun: a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE.

Proper noun

the Oresteia

  1. A trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE

Origin of Oresteia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστεια (Orésteia).

Questions about Oresteia

What does Oresteia mean?
Oresteia means a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE.
What part of speech is Oresteia?
Oresteia is a proper noun.

Words near Oresteia in the dictionary

  1. Oreshnik
  2. Oreshniks
  3. oreshoot
  4. oreshoots
  5. Orestean
  6. Oresteia
  7. Oresteian
  8. Orestes
  9. Orestheus
  10. Orestis
  11. Oreston

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