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- [mee-nad]
- /ˈmi næd/
- /ˈmiː.næd/
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- [mee-nad]
- /ˈmi næd/
Definitions of maenad word
- noun maenad bacchante. 1
- noun maenad a frenzied or raging woman. 1
- noun maenad (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites. 1
- noun maenad a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; bacchante 0
- noun maenad a frenzied woman 0
- noun maenad a female votary of Dionysus, who took part in the wild, orgiastic rites that characterized his worship; bacchante 0
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Origin of maenad
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin Maenad- (stem of Maenas) < Greek Mainás a bacchante, special use of mainás madwoman
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Parts of speech for Maenad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maenad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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.
maenad usage trend in Literature
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