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hesperides

Hes·per·i·des
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [he-sper-i-deez]
    • /hɛˈspɛr ɪˌdiz/
    • /hˈespərˌaɪdz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [he-sper-i-deez]
    • /hɛˈspɛr ɪˌdiz/

Definitions of hesperides word

  • noun hesperides Classical Mythology. (used with a plural verb) nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaea to Hera. (used with a singular verb) the garden where the golden apples were grown. (used with a plural verb) Islands of the Blessed. 1
  • noun hesperides (italics) (used with a plural verb) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick. 1
  • noun plural hesperides the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed 0
  • noun plural hesperides the gardens themselves 0
  • noun plural hesperides the nymphs who guard the golden apples given as a wedding gift by Gaea to Hera 0
  • noun hesperides the garden where the apples grow 0
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hesperides popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with hesperides

  • the god who helped hercules get the apples of hesperides?
  • what is hesperides?

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  • hesperian

    western; occidental.

  • hesperidin

    a crystallizable, bioflavinoid glycoside, C 28 H 34 O 15 , occurring in most citrus fruits, especially in the spongy envelope of oranges and lemons.

  • islands of the blessed

    lands where the souls of heroes and good men were taken after death
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