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morpheus

Mor·phe·us
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mawr-fee-uh s, -fyoos]
    • /ˈmɔr fi əs, -fyus/
    • /ˈmɔː.fɪəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-fee-uh s, -fyoos]
    • /ˈmɔr fi əs, -fyus/

Definitions of morpheus word

  • noun morpheus Classical Mythology. a son of Hypnos and the god of dreams. 1
  • idioms morpheus in the arms of Morpheus, asleep. 1
  • noun morpheus the god of sleep and dreams 0
  • noun morpheus the god of dreams, son of Hypnos 0

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Origin of morpheus

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin < Greek morph(ḗ) form + Latin -eus noun suffix; coined by Ovid, with allusion to the forms seen in dreams

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Parts of speech for Morpheus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

morpheus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

morpheus usage trend in Literature

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