Eurydice
//jʊəˈɹɪdɪsi// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A nymph and the wife of Orpheus. Greek
- 2 The name of various figures in Greek mythology. Greek
- 3 75 Eurydike, a main belt asteroid.
- 4 A female given name. rare
"That same week, a twenty-two-year-old comedian named Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered as she walked home after work."
Example
More examples"Hymen had been called to bless with his presence the nuptials of Orpheus with Eurydice; but though he attended, he brought no happy omens with him. His very torch smoked and brought tears into their eyes."
Etymology
From Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).
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