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MORTA

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 Dictionary entry overview 

MORTA (noun)
  The noun MORTA has 1 sense:

1. the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MORTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Morta" is a kind of...):

Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)

Holonyms ("Morta" is a member of...):

Parcae (the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns)


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