NEMEAN GAMES

Meaning of NEMEAN GAMES in English

one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in the second and fourth year of each Olympiad.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NEMEAN GAMES — in ancient Greece, athletic and musical competitions held in honour of Zeus, in July, at the great Temple of Zeus …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEMEAN GAMES — Немейские игры
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — adjective see: Nemea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAMES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Commonwealth Games Highland Games Isthmian Games Olympic Games {{link=Pythian Games">Pythian Games Secular Games sports …
Английский словарь Британика
NEMEAN — ˈnēmēən, nə̇ˈm- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin neme us Nemean (from Greek nemeos, nemeois, from Nemea, valley in northern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAMES — plural of game present third singular of game
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEMEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.
Английский словарь Webster
GAMES — () A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in …
Английский словарь Webster
NEMEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAMES — n. athletic competitions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEMEAN — see Nemea
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEMEAN — adj of or pertaining to nemea, in argolis, where the ancient greeks celebrated games, and hercules killed a lion.
Webster English vocab
GAMES — ~ Brit. athletics or sports as a lesson or activity at school. → game ———————— ~ a meeting for sporting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEMEAN — Nemean BrE AmE nɪ ˈmi ː ‿ən nə-, ne-; ˈnem i‿ən, ˈniːm- ▷ Nemean|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAMES — [plural] [noun] UKGames are organized sports activities that children do at school.I always hated games.Have you met the new games …
Cambridge English vocab
GAMES — n. Commonwealth Games Highland Games Isthmian Games Olympic Games Pan American Sports Games Pythian Games Secular Games sports and games
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAMES — Synonyms and related words : Highland games, Olympiad, Olympic games, Olympics, bout, carousel, concours, contest, derby, encounter, engagement, field day, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAMES — Thin, ill-shapped legs: a corruption of the French word jambes. Fancy gambs; sore or swelled legs.
Slang English vocab
GAMES — See ↑ SPORT/GAME 1
Longman Activator English vocab
GAMES — minimax International Core War Society DDL DOOM perspective moria demo mode scrolling muddie PINBOL SimCity 2000 SEGA CHIP-8 Sega Genesis/MegaDrive …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GAMES — < games > "The time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted." -- Bertrand Russell . Here are some games-related …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GAMES — n. competition maneuvers 1) to hold ~ 2) war ~ 3) the Commonwealth; Olympic; summer; winter ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
GAMES — Among the Greeks the rage for theatrical exhibitions was such that every city of any size possessed its theatre and …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
GAMES — See Language games
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
GAMES — Interactive entertainment programs that can be played back on computers or special playing machines connected to television sets. Some games …
Jensen's Technology English Glossary
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAMES — (мн.ч.)состязания (мн.ч.) игры (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAMES — Спорт
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — a немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине Nemean games - немейские игры Nemean lion - греч. миф. немейский лев
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEMEAN — (r) относящийся к немейской долине
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NEMEAN — (n) немейский
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NEMEAN — a немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине ~ games - немейские игры ~ lion - греч. миф. немейский лев
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NEMEAN — a немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине Nemean games - немейские игры Nemean lion - греч. миф. немейский лев
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAMES — n. соревнования
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GAMES — n. соревнования
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GAMES — Спорт
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
GAMES — n pl infml I'm fed up with your games — Мне все твои шуточки уже вот где! I'm afraid he'll try one …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GAMES — n pl infml I'm fed up with your games — Мне все твои шуточки уже вот где! I'm afraid he'll …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GAMES — games n pl infml I'm fed up with your games Мне все твои шуточки уже вот где! I'm afraid he'll …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GAMES — I'm fed up with your games — Мне все твои шуточки уже вот где! I'm afraid he'll try one of …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GAMES — - lingual games
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAMES — (мн.ч.)состязания (мн.ч.) игры (мн.ч.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLYMPIC GAMES — athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEMEAN LION — Class. Myth. a powerful lion strangled by Hercules as one of his labors.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: ICE HOCKEY — ICE HOCKEY: International. A record-equaling 39 nations, divided into four pools, contested the 60th world ice hockey championships at Vienna …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEMEAN LION — [Greek heroic] The first labor for the hero Heracles, was to rid the Nemean plain of the wild, enormous and …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
LEO — I (Latin: "Lion") In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo; in astrology , the fifth sign of the …
Английский словарь Британика
OPHELTES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEMEA — — Nemean /ni mee"euhn, nee"mee-/ , adj. /nee"mee euh/ , n. a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PINDARIC ODE — ceremonious poem by or in the manner of Pindar, a Greek professional lyrist of the 5th century BC. Pindar employed …
Britannica English vocabulary
PINDAR — born 518/522 BC, Cynoscephalae, Boeotia, Greece died after 446, , probably c. 438, Argos Greek Pindaros, Latin Pindarus the greatest …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEO — (Latin: Lion), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo, at about 10 hours 30 minutes right ascension (the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KORINTHOS — English Corinth noms (department), straddling the junction of southern continental Greece and the Peloponnese. With an area of 884 sq …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERACLES — Greek Herakles, Roman Hercules most famous Greco-Roman legendary hero. Behind his very complicated mythology there was probably a real man, …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXEKIAS — flourished c. 550, 525 BC also spelled Execias Greek potter and painter who, with the Amasis Painter, is considered the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE: YEAR IN REVIEW — Year in Review: 1997 Shifting Attitudes in a Changing World by Gro Harlem Brundtland The Year in Review Chronicle of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEO — n. (Latin: "Lion") In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo; in astrology , the fifth sign of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEMEA — [Greek heroic] A valley in Argolis, where Heracles defeated the Nemean Lion. It is also the location of the Nemean …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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