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Pyramus

Pyramus proper noun: a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe.

Proper noun

Pyramus

  1. (Greek, Roman) a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe

Questions about Pyramus

What does Pyramus mean?
Pyramus means a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe.
What part of speech is Pyramus?
Pyramus is a proper noun.

Words near Pyramus in the dictionary

  1. pyramis
  2. pyramoid
  3. pyramoids
  4. pyrams
  5. Pyramul
  6. Pyramus
  7. pyran
  8. pyranic
  9. pyranine
  10. pyranines
  11. pyranoanthocyanin

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