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SALOME

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Overview

SALOME (noun)
  The noun SALOME has 1 sense:

1. woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptistplay

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


English dictionary: Word details


SALOME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)


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