Dido

¹ American  

[dahy-doh] / ˈdaɪ doʊ /

noun

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

2. a female given name.

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dido ² American  

[dahy-doh] / ˈdaɪ doʊ /

noun

Informal.

plural

didos, didoes

1. a mischievous trick; prank; antic.

2. a bauble or trifle.

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dido ¹ British  

/ ˈdaɪdəʊ /

noun

1. an antic; prank; trick

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Dido ² British  

/ 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

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Dido Cultural  

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.

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Dido is an image of the unhappy or unrequited lover.

Etymology

Origin of dido

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Dido Liu, one of the case managers, said in a brief interview that most of the newborns the company collected from hospitals were born during pandemic travel restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

"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.

From BBC

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC