LEANDER

Meaning of LEANDER in English

Pronunciation: l ē - ' an-d ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Leandros

Date: 1513

: a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings

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LEANDER — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Leandros Date: 1513 a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit …
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LEANDER — /lee an"deuhr/ , n. Class. Myth. a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to …
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LEANDER — n. young person and lover of Hero who swam the Hellespont every night to visit Hero and who eventually drowns …
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LEANDER — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Leandros Date: 1513 : a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to …
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LEANDER — [Le.an.der] n [L, fr. Gk Leandros]: a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and …
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LEANDER — Leander BrE AmE li ˈænd ə AmE \ - ə r
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LEANDER — Леандр (старейший гребной клуб, членами кот. являются сильнейшие гребцы Оксфордского и Кембриджского университетов (Oxford University), (Cambridge University)
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LEANDER — learned darlene
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LEANDER — [Greek] See: Hero and Leander.
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LEANDER — Leander
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LEANDER — Leander
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LEANDER — "Леандр" (старейший гребной клуб, членами кот. являются сильнейшие гребцы Оксфордского и Кембриджского университетов [Oxford University, Cambridge University])
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LEANDER — Leander
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEANDER — Leander
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HERO AND LEANDER — Lovers celebrated in Greek legend. Hero, a virgin priestess of Aphrodite , was seen by Leander of Abydos during a …
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HERO AND LEANDER — two lovers celebrated in Greek legend. Hero, virgin priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos, was seen at a festival by Leander …
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HERO AND LEANDER — Lovers celebrated in Greek legend. Hero, a virgin priestess of Aphrodite , was seen by Leander of Abydos during a …
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HERO AND LEANDER — [Greek heroic] Leander was a youth of Abydos, a town of the Asian side of the strait which separates Asia …
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41228 — State: KENTUCKY City: LEANDER
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HERO — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hērō Date: 14th century a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander, II. biographical …
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