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ANTIGONE
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• ANTIGONE (noun)
The noun ANTIGONE has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
Familiarity information: ANTIGONE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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