Eurydice
pronunciation
How to pronounce Eurydice in British English:
UK [juəˈridisi:)]
How to pronounce Eurydice in American English:
US [jʊˈrɪdɪsi]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
Word Origin
- Eurydice
- wife of Orpheus in Greek mythology, from Latinized form of Greek Eurydike, literally "wide justice," from eurys "wide" (see eury-) + dike "right, custom, usage, law; justice" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show, tell;" see diction).
Example
- 1. Elisha ( eurydice ) , wife to creon .
- 2. Eurydice disappeared in a cloud of smoke as soon as he looked back .
- 3. Eurydice looks a little bit plump with baby fat on face !
- 4. One day , his wife , eurydice , was bitten to death by vipers .
- 5. Ovid rewriting virgil : two versions of " orpheus and eurydice "