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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The goddess/personification of lightning, sister of Bronte, and an attendant of Zeus. Her Roman counterpart is Fulgora. Greek
2. 2
   A female given name. rare

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστραπή (astrapḗ, literally “lightning”).

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