Eurus

American  

[yoor-uhs, yur-] / ˈjʊər əs, ˈjɜr- /

noun

1. the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.

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Eurus British  

/ ˈjʊərəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the east or southeast wind personified

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Etymology

Origin of Eurus

Latin, from Greek euros

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Example Sentences

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Eurus

While trying to reconnect with the rest of her crew, Dr. Winifred Eurus describes, and tries to understand, the creatures she encounters.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2021

Her face was melting, like the snow that Zephyr scatters across the mountain peaks; then Eurus thaws it, and as it melts, the rivers swell and flow again.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2017

Hopefully Eurus has supplanted him as Sherlock’s worthy nemesis and we won’t have to watch him infuriatingly goon about like the third understudy in a touring regional theatrical adaptation of Jim Carrey’s The Mask.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2017

Sherlock's nemesis Moriarty, played by Andrew Scott, made his return as part of a flashback sequence which saw him team up with Sherlock's secret sister, Eurus, before he died.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2017

Sol rais'd his golden head, but Eurus still Prevail'd, and bound their sails.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard

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