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ANTIGONE

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Overview

ANTIGONE (noun)
  The noun ANTIGONE has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to deathplay

  Familiarity information: ANTIGONE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ANTIGONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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