Euripides
/jʊˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Greek tragedian (c. 480–406 B.C.E.); Euripides was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.
- 2 A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly representing a transliteration of the modern Greek Ευριπίδης (Evripídis).
Example
More examples"The poets, Thucydides and Euripides, were students of Anaxagoras."
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Εὐρῑπῐ́δης (Eurīpĭ́dēs).