GALATEA

Meaning of GALATEA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ga-l ə - ' t ē - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Galateia

Date: 14th century

: a female figure sculpted by Pygmalion and given life by Aphrodite in fulfillment of his prayer

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GALATEA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Galateia Date: 14th century a female figure sculpted by Pygmalion and given life by Aphrodite …
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GALATEA — ˌgaləˈtēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: after the Galatea, a 19th century British man-of-war; from its being originally used for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALATEA — (n.) A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white.
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GALATEA — /gal'euh tee"euh/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a sea nymph who was the lover of Acis. 2. a maiden who …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GALATEA — /gal'euh tee"euh/ , n. a strong cotton fabric, plain or striped, for clothing. [ 1880-85; named after the 19th-century British …
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GALATEA — n. small moon of Neptune (Astronomy); (Greek Mythology) maiden who was a marble statue carved by Pygmalion and who was …
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GALATEA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Galateia Date: 14th century : a female figure sculpted by Pygmalion and given life by …
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GALATEA — add. ·noun a kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white.
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GALATEA — [Gal.a.tea] n [L, fr. Gk Galateia]: a female figure sculpted by Pygmalion and given life by Aphrodite in fulfillment of …
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GALATEA — Galatea BrE AmE ˌɡæl ə ˈti ː ‿ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GALATEA — [Greek] One of the Nereids, and the beloved of Acis, a Sicilian shepherd. She was also loved by Polyphemus, who …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GALATEA — (текстильное) галатея, рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
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GALATEA — Галатея
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GALATEA — n текст. галатея, рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
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GALATEA — текст. галатея (рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску)
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GALATEA — (n) рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
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GALATEA — (0) галатея
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GALATEA — n текст. галатея, рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
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GALATEA — n текст. галатея, рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
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GALATEA — (текстильное) галатея, рубашечная хлопчатобумажная ткань в полоску
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PYGMALION — In Greek mythology , a king of Cyprus who fell in love with a statue of Aphrodite . The goddess …
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NEREID — In Greek mythology , any of the daughters of the sea god Nereus and of Doris, daughter of Oceanus. The …
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CERVANTES (SAAVEDRA), MIGUEL DE — born Sept. 29?, 1547, Alcalá de Henares, Spain died April 22, 1616, Madrid Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the most …
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MAGUARI — məˈgwärē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese maguari, maguarí, from Tupi : a So. American varicolored stock ( Euxenura galatea …
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ACIS — /ay"sis/ , n. Class. Myth. the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
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SERENATA — ( (Italian: evening music), ) plural Serenatas, or Serenate, form of 18th-century vocal music combining many features of cantata, oratorio, …
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POLYPHEMUS — in Greek mythology, the most famous of the Cyclops (one-eyed giants), son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the …
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GONGORA Y ARGOTE, LUIS DE — born July 11, 1561, Crdoba, Spain died May 23, 1627, Crdoba one of the most influential Spanish poets of his …
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CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE — born September 29?, 1547, Alcal de Henares, Spain died April 22, 1616, Madrid in full Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Spanish …
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ACIS — in the Greek mythology of Ovid, the son of Faunus (Pan) and the nymph Symaethis. He was a beautiful shepherd …
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PYGMALION — [Greek] Pygmalion was a very talented sculptor in ancient Greece who loved his work, and would spend hours carving beautiful …
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ACIS — [Greek] A Sicilian shepherd youth, occasionally regarded as a son of Dionysus. He was in love with Galatea but rival, …
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