Definitions for oreadˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•re•adˈɔr iˌæd, ˈoʊr-(n.)
(in Greek myth) any of a group of nymphs presiding over mountains and hills.
Category: Mythology
Origin of oread:
< 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
Princeton's WordNet
Oread(noun)
(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
Wiktionary
oread(Noun)
A mountain nymph. An anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
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