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Lorelei
Lor·e·lei
/
ˈlɔr
əˌlaɪ;
German
ˈloʊ
rəˌlaɪ
/
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[
lawr
-
uh
-lahy;
German
loh
-
r
uh
-lahy
]
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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
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Lorelei
(ˈlɒrəˌlaɪ)
—
n
(in German legend) a siren, said to dwell on a rock at the edge of the Rhine south of Koblenz, who lures boatmen to destruction
[C19: from German
Lurlei
name of the rock; from a poem by Clemens Brentano (1778--1842)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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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