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Moerae

[ mee-ree ]
/ ˈmi ri /
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plural noun Classical Mythology.
the Fates. See fate (def. 6).
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Origin of Moerae

First recorded in 1835–40; from Latin, from Greek Moîrai, plural of Moîra; see origin at Moira
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