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Orphne

Orphne proper noun: a nymph who, with Acheron, had the child Ascalaphus.

Proper noun

Orphne

  1. (Greek) A nymph who, with Acheron, had the child Ascalaphus.

Origin of Orphne

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about Orphne

What does Orphne mean?
Orphne means a nymph who, with Acheron, had the child Ascalaphus.
What part of speech is Orphne?
Orphne is a proper noun.

Words near Orphne in the dictionary

  1. orphing
  2. orphings
  3. Orphism
  4. Orphist
  5. Orphists
  6. Orphne
  7. orphon
  8. orphons
  9. orphray
  10. orphrays
  11. orphrey

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