nymph (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
examples the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water
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Hypernym Greco-Roman deity, Graeco-Roman deity
Domain of synset - TOPIC classical mythology
Hyponym Echo; Hesperides, Atlantides; Hyades; Oread; Pleiades; Sterope, Asterope; water nymph; Daphne; dryad, wood nymph; Salmacis
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Member of this domain - TOPIC classical mythology
Hyponym Greco-Roman deity, Graeco-Roman deity
Hypernym Echo; Hesperides, Atlantides; Hyades; Oread; Pleiades; Sterope, Asterope; water nymph; Daphne; dryad, wood nymph; Salmacis

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