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Thamyris

Thamyris proper noun: a Thracian singer who challenged the Nine Muses to a competition and lost.

Proper noun

Thamyris

  1. (Greek) A Thracian singer who challenged the Nine Muses to a competition and lost.

Forms of Thamyris

alternative formThamyras

Origin of Thamyris

From Ancient Greek Θάμυρις (Thámuris).

Questions about Thamyris

What does Thamyris mean?
Thamyris means a Thracian singer who challenged the Nine Muses to a competition and lost.
What part of speech is Thamyris?
Thamyris is a proper noun.

Words near Thamyris in the dictionary

  1. Thamudic
  2. Thamuds
  3. thamuria
  4. thamyn
  5. Thamyras
  6. Thamyris
  7. than
  8. than a bygod
  9. than again
  10. thana
  11. thanadar

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