oread

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  • Noun:
    (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

Word Origin

oread (n.)
1580s, from Latin Oreas (genitive Oreadis), from Greek Oreias "mountain nymph," from oros "mountain," perhaps from PIE root *ergh- "to mount" (see orchestra).

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