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