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MNEMOSYNE

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Overview

MNEMOSYNE (noun)
  The noun MNEMOSYNE has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Musesplay

  Familiarity information: MNEMOSYNE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MNEMOSYNE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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