Guinevere

[ gwin-uh-veer ]

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noun

Guinevere

/ ˈɡwɪnɪˌvɪə; ˈɡwɛnɪˌvɪə; ˈɡwɪnɪvə /

Guinevere

The wife of King Arthur (see also King Arthur ). In some versions of the legends of Arthur, she has a love affair with Sir Lancelot that leads to the end of the reign of Arthur and the fellowship of the Round Table .

Sir Lancelot was loved by Queen Guinevere, and loved her in return.

Guinevere, who was watching the lights on the water, started guiltily.

Guinevere and Hinton stood on the upper deck under his umbrella and waited.

Guinevere repeated the words softly to herself, and wondered what they meant.

“We have got a newspaper at the Cove now,” announced Guinevere.

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