Ariadne

[ ar-ee-ad-nee ]

/ ˌær iˈæd ni /

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noun

Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.

a female given name.

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Words nearby Ariadne

Arhat, Århus, arhythmia, aria, aria da capo, Ariadne, Arian, Ariane, Arianism, Arias Sánchez, Arica

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How to use Ariadne in a sentence

The two even appeared onstage as party guests in Ariadne auf Naxos.
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Often in the labyrinth of difficult questions, she was able, like Ariadne, to avoid going astray herself and to extricate others.
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I wish to reintroduce Ariadne to you and let her explain some of the wonders of their teaching, she being herself a teacher.
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Ariadne said that she had been up in the observatory, and that there were indications of an approaching storm.
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The title by which Ariadne had called him did not at the moment raise an inquiry in my mind.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ariadne

Ariadne

/ (ˌærɪˈædnɪ) /

noun

Greek myth daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë: she gave Theseus the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth

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