Cleopatra

//kliːoʊˈpætɹə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
  3. 3
    A variety of apple.
  4. 4
    The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).
Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A female given name from Ancient Greek. rare

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Example

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"The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman."

Etymology

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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