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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Eu·ter·pe 
[yoo-tur-pee] Pronunciation Key
[yoo-tur-pee] Pronunciation Key –noun Classical Mythology.
| the Muse of music and lyric poetry. |
—Related forms
Eu·ter·pe·an, adjective
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| Eu·ter·pe
(yōō-tûr'pē) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology The Muse of lyric poetry and music. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Euterpe
Euterpe
muse of music, from Gk., lit. "pleasing," from eu- "well" + terpein "to delight, please."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| euterpe | |
noun | |
| 1. | a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America |
| 2. | (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Euterpe
Eu*ter"pe\ [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? delightful; ? well + ? to delight.]1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over music. 2. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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