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o⋅re⋅ad

  [awr-ee-ad, ohr‑]
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–noun
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
Origin:
< L Orēad- (s. of Orēas) < 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'-)   
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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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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