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MORTA
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Dictionary entry overview
• MORTA (noun)
The noun MORTA has 1 sense:
1. the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos
Familiarity information: MORTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Morta" is a kind of...):
Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)
Holonyms ("Morta" is a member of...):
Parcae (the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns)
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