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EURIPIDES

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Overview

EURIPIDES (noun)
  The noun EURIPIDES has 1 sense:

1. one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


EURIPIDES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)


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