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Atropos

[ a-truh-pos ]
/ ˈæ trəˌpɒs /

noun Classical Mythology.

the Fate who cuts the thread of life.

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Origin of Atropos

<Greek: literally, not turning, hence, inflexible. See a-6, -trope

Words nearby Atropos

atrophoderma, atrophodermatosis, atrophy, atropine, atropism, Atropos, Atrovent, atry, ATS, at sea, at second hand
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British Dictionary definitions for Atropos

Atropos
/ (ˈætrəˌpɒs) /

noun

Greek myth the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life

Word Origin for Atropos

Greek, from atropos that may not be turned, from a- 1 + -tropos from trepein to turn
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