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danaides

Da·na·i·des
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh-ney-i-deez]
    • /dəˈneɪ ɪˌdiz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh-ney-i-deez]
    • /dəˈneɪ ɪˌdiz/

Definitions of danaides word

  • noun plural danaides the fifty daughters of Danaüs. All but Hypermnestra murdered their bridegrooms and were punished in Hades by having to pour water perpetually into a jar with a hole in the bottom 3
  • noun plural danaides the fifty daughters of Danaus, a king of Argos: forty-nine murder their husbands at their father's command and are condemned in Hades to draw water forever with a sieve 3
  • noun danaides Plural form of danaide. 1
  • noun danaides plural of danaide. 0

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Parts of speech for Danaides

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

danaides popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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