agamemnon

Ag·a·mem·non

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ag-uh-mem-non, -nuh n]
- /ˌæg əˈmɛm nɒn, -nən/
- /ˌæ.ɡə.ˈmem.ˌnɑːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ag-uh-mem-non, -nuh n]
- /ˌæg əˈmɛm nɒn, -nən/

Definitions of agamemnon word

noun agamemnon a king of Mycenae who led the Greeks at the siege of Troy. On his return home he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus 3
noun agamemnon king of Mycenae and commander in chief of the Greek army in the Trojan War, killed by his wife Clytemnestra 3
noun agamemnon Classical Mythology. a king of Mycenae, a son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus. He led the Greeks in the Trojan War and was murdered by Clytemnestra, his wife, upon his return from Troy. 1
noun agamemnon (italics) a tragedy (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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