Thalia

[ thuh-lahy-uh, they-lee-uh, theyl-yuh ]

/ θəˈlaɪ ə, ˈθeɪ li ə, ˈθeɪl yə /

noun Classical Mythology.

the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

one of the Graces.

Origin of Thalia

< Latin < Greek Tháleia, special use of the adj.: rich, plentiful; akin to thallus

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Examples from the Web for thalia

We went to the Thalia because it was 99 cents, and to dozens of recording sessions.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To Thalia and Melpomene are given the realms of comic and tragic poetry.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook
Among the number of fluctuating engagements, one, which for ten years had been constant with him, was the editing of the Thalia.
The Life of Friedrich Schiller|Thomas Carlyle
He has since written over a hundred plays, and is engaged by the company at the Thalia Theatre as the regular playwright.
The Spirit of the Ghetto|Hutchins Hapgood

The Thalia was known formerly as the Bowery Theater, and its stage has supported nearly all the great actors of an earlier time.
The Footlights Fore and Aft|Channing Pollock
The Thalia is a theatrical anachronism, dilapidated, decayed and degraded.
The Footlights Fore and Aft|Channing Pollock

British Dictionary definitions for thalia

Thalia

/ (θəˈlaɪə) /

noun Greek myth

the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

one of the three Graces

Word Origin for Thalia

C17: via Latin from Greek, from thaleia blooming

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Word Origin and History for thalia

Thalia

fem. proper name, from Greek Thaleia, literally "luxuriant, blooming," from thallein "to bloom" (see thallus). Eighth of the Muses, presiding over comedy and idyllic poetry. Also one of the three Graces, patroness of festive meetings.