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Orestes

//ɒˈɹɛstiːz// name

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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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

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