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Webster 1913 Edition


Lethe

Le′the

(lē′thē̍ or lēth)
,
Noun.
[See
Lethal
.]
Death.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Le′the

(lē′thē̍)
,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
λήθη
, prop., forgetfulness; akin to
λανθάνεσθαι
to forget,
λανθάνειν
to escape notice.]
1.
(Class. Myth.)
A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
2.
Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lethe

LE'THE

,
Noun.
le'thee. [Gr. forgetfulness; L. lateo, to be hid.] Oblivion; a draught of oblivion.

Definition 2024


Léthé

Léthé

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Léthé m

  1. Lethe

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