Oberon
Americannoun
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(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
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Astronomy. one of the five moons of Uranus.
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Example Sentences
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Oberon said the incident marked the first time that he’d heard of a bear swiping a human in his 23 years at the police department.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
Marcin, initially as malignant as Hook and as blinkered as Torvald, eventually grows as repentant and noble as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will co-star a certain native of Toruń as Titania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
One of the most well-known was the 1939 version starring Merle Oberon as Cathy and Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
Soon director Alexander Korda took her under his wing, and she adopted the name Merle Oberon.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
Oberon and Eleanora Marvel 18 Folgate Street London “They must have lived here,” said Frankie.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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