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LAERTES
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• LAERTES (noun)
The noun LAERTES has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus
Familiarity information: LAERTES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus
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)
Context examples
You can teach me, and then when we play Hamlet, you can be Laertes, and we'll make a fine thing of the fencing scene.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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