tiresias

Ti·re·si·as

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahy-ree-see-uh s]
- /taɪˈri si əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahy-ree-see-uh s]
- /taɪˈri si əs/

Definitions of tiresias word

noun tiresias a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness. 1
noun tiresias a blind soothsayer of Thebes, who revealed to Oedipus that the latter had murdered his father and married his mother 0
noun tiresias a blind soothsayer of Thebes 0

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Parts of speech for Tiresias

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tiresias popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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