Dido

¹

[dahy-doh]

noun

1. Phoenician Elissa. Classical Mythology.,  a queen of Carthage who killed herself when abandoned by Aeneas.

2. a female given name.

dido

²

[dahy-doh]

noun

Informal.

plural

didos, didoes 

1. a mischievous trick; prank; antic.

2. a bauble or trifle.

Dido

¹

/ ˈdaɪdəʊ /

noun

1. classical myth a princess of Tyre who founded Carthage and became its queen. Virgil tells of her suicide when abandoned by her lover Aeneas

dido

²

/ ˈdaɪdəʊ /

noun

1. an antic; prank; trick

Dido

1. In Roman mythology, the founder and queen of Carthage in north Africa. She committed suicide in grief over the departure of her lover, the hero Aeneas.

Dido is an image of the unhappy or unrequited lover.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dido¹

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dido¹

C19: originally US: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Developer Dido Property Limited wants to build workshops, offices, 18 sound stages, cafes and parking spaces.

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"We keep being told that AI will change everything, which, I'm afraid, means that we will discuss this during debates on every bill," said Baroness Dido Harding in the House of Lords, recorded in Hansard.

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Baroness Dido Harding, who was in charge of the programme in England, told the Covid inquiry she repeatedly argued to increase financial support, but was "frustrated" by the response of then chancellor, Rishi Sunak.

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Also sprinkled throughout the record are buoyant Caribbean tracks, like the already popular merengue hit “Vagabundo,” featuring Manuel Turizo and Beéle, and “2AM,” his reggaeton collaboration with Bad Gyal that revamps Dido’s 1999 song “Thank You.”

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Adjusted for inflation, the industry made the equivalent of £4bn in 2001, when Dido's was the year's biggest album, with sales of 1.9 million.

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