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iphigenia

Iph·i·ge·ni·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [if-i-juh-nahy-uh, -nee-uh]
    • /ˌɪf ɪ dʒəˈnaɪ ə, -ˈni ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [if-i-juh-nahy-uh, -nee-uh]
    • /ˌɪf ɪ dʒəˈnaɪ ə, -ˈni ə/

Definitions of iphigenia word

  • noun iphigenia Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and sister of Orestes and Electra: when she was about to be sacrificed to ensure a wind to take the Greek ships to Troy, she was saved by Artemis, whose priestess she became. 1
  • noun iphigenia a female given name. 1
  • noun iphigenia the daughter of Agamemnon, taken by him to be sacrificed to Artemis, who saved her life and made her a priestess 0
  • noun iphigenia a daughter of Agamemnon, offered by him as a sacrifice to Artemis and, in some versions, saved by the goddess, who makes her a priestess 0

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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.
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