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Cleopatra
//kliːoʊˈpætɹə// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.
- 2 A female given name from Ancient Greek. rare
Noun
- 1 A woman of great seductive beauty.
"Inanna becomes the archetype for all the Cleopatras to come; she is "the bitch goddess" who from her first appearance in Sumerian civilization will live on in all other civilizations - in myth and legend, novel and poem, Shakespearean play and Hollywood film."
- 2 The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
- 3 A variety of apple.
- 4 The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English Cleopatra, from Latin Cleopatra, from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra), meaning "glory of her father", from κλέος (kléos, “glory”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English Cleopatra, from Latin Cleopatra, from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra), meaning "glory of her father", from κλέος (kléos, “glory”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
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