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MELPOMENE
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• MELPOMENE (noun)
The noun MELPOMENE has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
Familiarity information: MELPOMENE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Muse (in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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