Thalia

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

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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Contemporary Examples of thalia

We went to the Thalia because it was 99 cents, and to dozens of recording sessions.
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Alex Belth
February 16, 2014

Historical Examples of thalia

Only the Thalia has waxed in stature: and perhaps in wisdom also: but that is not in her favour.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald
Edward FitzGerald
In the second volume are p. 18Molière, and his wife Armande, crowned by the muse Thalia.
The Library
Andrew Lang
"I don't tell you everything nowadays, 'Thalia," he said, briefly.
The Way to Peace
Margaret Deland
As his "Thalia" was an "overture to an imaginary comedy," so this, to an imaginary tragedy.
Contemporary American Composers
Rupert Hughes
What had Thalia been about to allow the message of that morning to creep into her comedy?
A Modern Chronicle, Complete
Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for thalia

Thalia

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.