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  pandora

  noun

  bandore.
• Pandora
  Pandora

  noun

  the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.

pandora

¹ American  

[pan-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / pænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /

Also pandore

noun

1. bandore.

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Pandora ² American  

[pan-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / pænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.

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pandora ¹ British  

/ pænˈdɔːrə /

noun

1. a handsome red sea bream, Pagellus erythrinus, of European coastal waters, caught for food in the Mediterranean

2. a marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Pandora that lives on the surface of sandy shores and has thin equal valves

3. music another word for bandore

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Pandora ² British  

/ pænˈdɔː, ˈpændɔː, pænˈdɔːrə /

noun

1. Greek myth the first woman, made out of earth as the gods' revenge on man for obtaining fire from Prometheus. Given a box ( Pandora's box ) that she was forbidden to open, she disobeyed out of curiosity and released from it all the ills that beset man, leaving only hope within

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Etymology

Origin of Pandora

< Latin < Greek Pandṓra, equivalent to pan- pan- + dôr ( on ) gift + -a feminine noun ending

Example Sentences

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pandora Pandora

This recently rediscovered 16th century pop music was and is played by a six-man consort: violin, flute, bass viol and lute with a rhythm section of pandora and cittern.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the same hour the monk was sitting in Bellinzona at his writing-table, a so-called pandora, a musical instrument, by his side.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de

It is a pandora box, out of which ten thousand troubles, trials, difficulties, sins and crimes will come.

From There is No Harm in Dancing by Penn, W. E.

Denmark’s Pandora reported growth for the first quarter that came in line with its expectations and confirmed its targets for the full year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

The probe includes Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music and concerns alleged undisclosed financial arrangements’ to boost visibility.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The visual wonders of Pandora never grow old, even when the storytelling feels like it’s spinning its wheels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

Jeweller Pandora has said it will switch from using silver in some of its ranges to platinum following a dramatic increase in prices.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

On that night after Phoebe had given her Pandora report, I thought about the Hope in Pandora’s box.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech