orestes

O·res·tes

O o

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-res-teez, oh-res‐]
- /ɔˈrɛs tiz, oʊˈrɛs‐/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-res-teez, oh-res‐]
- /ɔˈrɛs tiz, oʊˈrɛs‐/

Definitions of orestes word

noun orestes Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena. 1
noun orestes (italics) a tragedy (408 b.c.) by Euripides. 1
noun orestes the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother and her lover Aegisthus in revenge for their murder of his father 0
noun orestes son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who, with the aid of his sister Electra, avenges the murder of his father by killing his mother and her lover Aegisthus 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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