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noun
1.
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
2.
a female given name.
Origin:
< German, variant of Lurlei, cliff overlooking the Rhine, thought to be the abode of a nymph
< German, variant of Lurlei, cliff overlooking the Rhine, thought to be the abode of a nymph
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lorelei
1878, name of a rock in the River Rhine near Koblenz, Germany. In legend, a lovely woman sat atop it and sang while combing her long blond hair, distracting sailors so their ships foundered on the rock and they drowned.
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