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meleagros
Mel·e·a·ger
/
ˌmɛl
iˈeɪ
dʒər
/
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mel-ee-
ey
-jer
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noun
1.
flourished 1st century b.c,
Greek epigrammatist.
2.
Classical Mythology
.
the heroic son of Althaea, an Argonaut, and the slayer of the Calydonian boar. Compare
Calydonian hunt
.
Also,
Mel·e·ag·ros
/
ˌmɛl
iˈæg
rɒs
/
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[
mel-ee-
ag
-ros
]
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.
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Meleager
(ˌmɛlɪˈeɪɡə)
—
n
Greek myth
one of the Argonauts, slayer of the Calydonian boar
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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