Definitions for laertesleɪˈɜr tiz, -ˈɛər-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

La•er•tesleɪˈɜr tiz, -ˈɛər-(n.)

  1. the father of Odysseus in Greek legend.

    Category: Mythology

  2. the brother of Ophelia in Shakespeare's

    Hamlet.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Laertes(noun)

    (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus

Wiktionary

  1. Laertes(ProperNoun)

    the father of Odysseus

  2. Origin: From Λαέρτης.


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