Melpomene

[ mel-pom-uh-nee ]

/ mɛlˈpɒm əˌni /

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noun Classical Mythology.

the Muse of tragedy.

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Origin of Melpomene

<Latin Melpomenē<Greek Melpoménē special use of feminine of present participle of mélpesthai to sing

Words nearby Melpomene

melon dome, melon foot, melongene, melon seed, melos, Melpomene, Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Melrose Park, melt, meltage

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How to use Melpomene in a sentence

The Melpomene frigate was attacked by several in the night of the 23rd, and had four men killed besides about twenty wounded.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II|Sir John Ross
Crebillon's father was greatly irritated on finding that his son had, as they said then, abandoned Themis for Melpomene.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various
Nicander supposes their mother to have been Melpomene: others make her Calliope.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
Better to wear mask and buskin than to mar by any modernity of expression the calm majesty of Melpomene.
Reviews|Oscar Wilde

O Melpomene, on whom your father has bestowed a clear voice and the harp, teach me the mournful strains.
The Works of Horace|Horace

British Dictionary definitions for Melpomene

Melpomene

/ (mɛlˈpɒmɪnɪ) /

noun

Greek myth the Muse of tragedy

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