OREAD


Meaning of OREAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-ē-ˌad, -ē-əd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English oreades, plural, from Latin oread-, oreas, from Greek oreiad-, oreias, from oreios of a mountain, from oros mountain — more at orient

Date: 14th century

: any of the nymphs of mountains and hills in Greek mythology

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