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MNEMOSYNE
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• MNEMOSYNE (noun)
The noun MNEMOSYNE has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses
Familiarity information: MNEMOSYNE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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