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POLYHYMNIA

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Overview

POLYHYMNIA (noun)
  The noun POLYHYMNIA has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred danceplay

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


English dictionary: Word details


POLYHYMNIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Muse (in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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