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Polyhymnia

UK/ˌpɒliˈhɪmniə//ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/

Polyhymnia proper noun: the Muse of sacred music.

Proper noun

Polyhymnia

  1. (Greek) The Muse of sacred music.
  2. 33 Polyhymnia, a main belt asteroid.
    Synonyms:
    33 Polyhymnia, ㉝

Synonyms of Polyhymnia

  • 33 Polyhymnia
  • ㉝

Origin of Polyhymnia

Learned borrowing from Latin Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυΰμνια (Poluǘmnia), Πολύμνια (Polúmnia)

Words formed from Polyhymnia

Questions about Polyhymnia

What does Polyhymnia mean?
Polyhymnia means the Muse of sacred music.
What part of speech is Polyhymnia?
Polyhymnia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Polyhymnia?
Polyhymnia is pronounced /ˌpɒliˈhɪmniə/ (UK).

Words near Polyhymnia in the dictionary

  1. polyhydroxylated
  2. polyhydroxyoctanoate
  3. polyhydroxyphenol
  4. polyhydroxyphenols
  5. polyhydroxyvalerate
  6. Polyhymnia
  7. Polyhymnian
  8. polyiamond
  9. polyiamonds
  10. polyideic
  11. polyideism

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