PHILOMEL


Meaning of PHILOMEL in English

ˈfiləˌmel noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Middle English philomene, from Medieval Latin philomena, modification of Latin philomela, from Philomela, Athenian princess in Greek mythology who was changed into a nightingale, from Greek Philomēla

: nightingale

clear was the song from Philomel's far bower — John Keats

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