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μύρον

μύρον

Ancient Greek

Noun

μύρον (múron) n (genitive μύρου); second declension

  1. any sweet juice distilled from plants and used for unguents or perfumes
  2. unguent, sweet oil, balsam
    1. place where unguents were sold, perfumery
    2. (metaphoric) anything graceful, charming, lovely
      • Palatine Anthology 5.90

Inflection

Derived terms

  • μυριστικός (muristikós)

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