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Kore

//ˈkɔːɹeɪ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Greek
  2. 2
    A moon of Jupiter.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Ancient Greek. rare
  4. 4
    A surname. rare
Noun
  1. 1
    An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

    "Mus. No 685: Archaic kore of island marble (500-490 B. C.) 4 ft high. Attic work. This kore is not wearing the Ionian smile, but a look of solemn gravity. She does not gather up her robes with the left hand like the other kores,[…]."

  2. 2
    A people living on Lamu Island on the northern Kenyan coast. plural, plural-only

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden, daughter”).

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