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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies. Greek
2. 2
   A region of Macedonia.
3. 3
   A town in Indiana.

Example

More examples

"But now, when only one step was left to reach the goal, Orestes suddenly lost his courage."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

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