myron

[ mee-rawn; English mahy-ron ]

/ ˈmi rɔn; English ˈmaɪ rɒn /

noun Greek Church.

chrism.

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Origin of myron

From the Greek word mýron unguent, perfume

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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However, Eldredge didnt appear and so Myron went across to Sohmer, still sore and irritated, to find an empty study.
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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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