Antigone
pronunciation
How to pronounce Antigone in British English:
UK [ænˈtiɡəni]
How to pronounce Antigone in American English:
US [ænˈtɪɡəni]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
Word Origin
- Antigone
- daughter of Oedipus, her name may mean "in place of a mother" in Greek, from anti- "opposite, in place of" (see anti-) + gone "womb, childbirth, generation," from root of gignesthai "to be born" related to genos "race, birth, descent" (see genus).
Example
- 1. Antigone : there is no shame in honouring my brother .
- 2. What is antigone 's position at the outset of the play ?
- 3. Antigone was a very stubborn woman .
- 4. Antigone was a very strong woman .
- 5. Both oedipus and antigone had strong personalities .