myron

[ mee-rawn; English mahy-ron ]

/ ˈmi rɔn; English ˈmaɪ rɒn /

noun Greek Church.

chrism.

Nearby words

myrmecophile, myrmecophily, myrmidon, myrna, myrobalan, myron, myrrh, myrrha, myrtaceous, myrtle, myrtle beach

Origin of myron

From the Greek word mýron unguent, perfume

Definition for myron (2 of 2)

Myron

[ mahy-ruh n ]

/ ˈmaɪ rən /

noun

flourished c450 b.c., Greek sculptor.

a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasant.”

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Myron was not a sparkling success in Latin class the next forenoon.
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British Dictionary definitions for myron

Myron

/ (ˈmaɪərən) /

noun

5th century bc, Greek sculptor. He worked mainly in bronze and introduced a greater variety of pose into Greek sculpture, as in his Discobolus

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