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o·re·ad

[awr-ee-ad, ohr‑] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.

[Origin: < L Oréad- (s. of Oréas) < Gk Oreiad- (s. of Oreiás), n. use of oreiás of the mountains, equiv. to órei(os) of the mountains (deriv. of óros mountain) + -as fem. patronymic suffix

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o·re·ad (ôr'ē-ād', ōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology
Any of a group of mountain nymphs.

[Latin Orēas, Orēad-, from Greek Oreias, from oreios, of a mountain, from oros, mountain.]

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oread

c.1586, from L. Oreas (gen. Oreadis), from Gk. oreias "mountain nymph," from oros "mountain," probably from PIE base *er-/*or- "to raise" (cf. Skt. rsvah "high," L. oriri "to raise;" see orchestra).

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oread
noun
(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

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Oread

O"re*ad\, n. [L. Oreas, -adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr. 'o`ros mountain: cf. F. or['e]ade.] (Class. Myth.) One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.

Like a wood nymph light, Oread or Dryad. --Milton.

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