oread
[ awr-ee-ad, ohr‐ ]
/ ˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr‐ /
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noun
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
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Origin of oread
<Latin Orēad- (stem of Orēas) <Greek Oreiad- (stem of Oreiás), noun use of oreiás of the mountains, equivalent to órei(os) of the mountains (derivative of óros mountain) + -as feminine patronymic suffix
Words nearby oread
Ordos, Ordovician, ordure, Ordzhonikidze, ore, oread, orebody, ore bridge, Örebro, orecchiette, orectic
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oread
/ (ˈɔːrɪˌæd) /
noun
Greek myth a mountain nymph
Word Origin for oread
C16: via Latin from Greek Oreias, from oros mountain
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