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 Definitions of oread  [ˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr-]  

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Definition of 'oread' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) oread
(in Greek myth) any of a group of nymphs presiding over mountains and hills.

Etymology:  (< L Orēad- (s. of Orēas) < Gk Oreiad- (s. of Oreiás), n. use of oreiás of the mountains =órei(os) of the mountains (der. of óros mountain) +-as fem. patronymic suffix)

Definition of 'oread' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Oread
(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

'oread' - Nearby Entries  

ordovician  ordovician period  ordure  ore bed  oread  oreamnos  oreamnos americanus  



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