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myron

1 American  
[mee-rawn, mahy-ron] / ˈmi rɔn, ˈmaɪ rɒn /

noun

Greek Church.
  1. chrism.


Myron 2 American  
[mahy-ruhn] / ˈmaɪ rən /

noun

  1. flourished c450 b.c., Greek sculptor.

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


Myron British  
/ ˈmaɪərən /

noun

  1. 5th century bc , Greek sculptor. He worked mainly in bronze and introduced a greater variety of pose into Greek sculpture, as in his Discobolus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of myron

From the Greek word mýron unguent, perfume

Example Sentences

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I thanke hym full thraly, and sir, I saie hym the same, But what marvelous materes dyd this myron ther mell?

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

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