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oread

[ awr-ee-ad, ohr ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.


oread

/ ˈɔːrɪˌæd /

noun

  1. Greek myth a mountain nymph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oread1

< Latin Orēad- (stem of Orēas ) < Greek Oreiad- (stem of Oreiás ), noun use of oreiás of the mountains, equivalent to órei(os) of the mountains (derivative of óros mountain) + -as feminine patronymic suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oread1

C16: via Latin from Greek Oreias, from oros mountain
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Example Sentences

She looked now like an Oread aswoon in the midday heats, pure of thought or dread or memory.

Once again, O wondrous Oread, I drink in delighted the sweet effulgence of your rays.

The Tremenheeres give a tennis party; hie you to it, and if this Oread of yours be mortal, she will surely there be found.

Echo was a beautiful Oread, fond of the woods and hills, a favorite of Diana, whom she attended in the chase.

The Oread's body was sanguine brown, only her breast, which I saw half-revealed through a slit in her smock, was snowy white.

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