OREAD


Meaning of OREAD in English

ˈōrēˌad, -ēəd noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Latin Oread-, Oreas, from Greek Oreiad-, Oreias, from oreios of a mountain (from oros mountain) + -ad-, -as, feminine suffix denoting descent from or connection with

: one of the nymphs of mountains and hills

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