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daedalus

Daed·a·lus
D d

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ded-l-uh s or, esp. British, deed-l-uh s]
    • /ˈdɛd l əs or, esp. British, ˈdid l əs/
    • /ˈde.də.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ded-l-uh s or, esp. British, deed-l-uh s]
    • /ˈdɛd l əs or, esp. British, ˈdid l əs/

Definitions of daedalus word

  • noun daedalus an Athenian architect and inventor who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus to flee the island 3
  • noun daedalus the skillful artist and builder of the Labyrinth in Crete, from which, by means of wings he made, he and his son Icarus escaped 3
  • noun daedalus an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete. 1

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Parts of speech for Daedalus

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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daedalus popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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