THISBE

Meaning of THISBE in English

n. (Mythology) young woman of Babylon who killed herself after she found her lover Pyramus dead

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THISBE — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Thisbē Date: 14th century a legendary young woman of Babylon who dies for love of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THISBE — /thiz"bee/ , n. Class. Myth. See Pyramus and Thisbe .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THISBE — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Thisbē Date: 14th century : a legendary young woman of Babylon who dies for love …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THISBE — [This.be] n [L, fr. Gk Thisbe]: a legendary young woman of Babylon who dies for love of Pyramus
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THISBE — Thisbe BrE AmE ˈθɪz bi
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THISBE — This ‧ be /ˈθɪzbi/ BrE AmE the female lover of Pyramus ⇨ see ↑ Pyramus and Thisbe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THISBE — [Other] A young girl from Babylon, the lover of Pyramus. They used to communicate with each other through a crack …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
THISBE — Pronunciation: ' thiz-b ē Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Thisb ē Date: 14th century : a legendary young woman …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PYRAMUS AND THISBE — Hero and heroine of a Babylonian love story related in Ovid 's Metamorphoses . Their parents forbade them to meet, …
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PYRAMUS AND THISBE — /pir"euh meuhs/ , Class. Myth. two young lovers of Babylon who held conversations clandestinely, and in defiance of their parents, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYRAMUS AND THISBE — n. (Mythology) two young lovers from Babylon who were not allowed to marry and committed suicide (Pyramus, thinking Thisbe has …
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PYRAMUS AND THISBE — hero and heroine of a Babylonian love story related by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Though their parents refused to consent …
Britannica English vocabulary
PYRAMUS AND THISBE — Pyr ‧ a ‧ mus and This ‧ be /ˌpɪrəməs ənd ˈθɪzbi/ BrE AmE in ancient Roman stories, a pair …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PYRAMUS AND THISBE — Hero and heroine of a Babylonian love story related in Ovid 's Metamorphoses . Their parents forbade them to meet, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PYRAMUS AND THISBE — [Other] As told by the Ovid, This story is similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It takes place in ancient …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PYRAMUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pyramos Date: 14th century a legendary youth of Babylon who dies for love of Thisbe
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PYRAMUS — n. (Mythology) handsome young man from Babylon who committed suicide mistakenly thinking that his love Thisbe was killed by a …
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PYRAMUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pyramos Date: 14th century : a legendary youth of Babylon who dies for love of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PYRAMUS — [Pyr.a.mus] n [L, fr. Gk Pyramos]: a legendary youth of Babylon who dies for love of Thisbe
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TRAVESTY — in literature, the treatment of a noble and dignified subject in an inappropriately trivial manner. Travesty is a crude form …
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RAIMONDI, MARCANTONIO — born c. 1480, near Bologna, Italy died c. 1534, Bologna byname Marcantonio Italian Renaissance master of engraving whose prints did …
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QUINCE, PETER — a carpenter, one of the rude mechanicals enlisted to perform in the play-within-a-play in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Quince's …
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A
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MANUEL, NIKLAUS — also (erroneously) called Deutsch born c. 1484, , Bern died April 28, 1530, Bern painter, soldier, writer, and statesman, notable …
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HELLENISTIC ROMANCE — adventure tale, usually with a quasi-historical setting, in which a virtuous heroine and her valiant lover are separated by innumerable …
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BOTTOM, NICK — a weaver and the most important of the six mechanicals in Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. Bottomtogether with Peter …
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LIONESS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Before him lay the bloodstained shreds of the cloak and clear in the dust were …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CREEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES feature creep mission creep COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB along ▪ Slowly, step by …
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BREAKFAST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dinner/lunch/breakfast menu ▪ There is an extensive dinner menu, and seafood is a speciality. …
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OTHER MYTHOLOGIES
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