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Webster 1913 Edition

Oread

O′re-ad

,
Noun.
[L.
Oreas
,
-adis
, Gr.
Ὀρειάς
,
-άδος
, fr.
ὄροσ
mountain: cf. F.
oréade
.]
(Class. Myth.)
One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.
Like a wood nymph light,
Oread
or Dryad.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Oread

O'READ

,
Noun.
[from Gr. mountain.] A mountain nymph.

Definition 2024

oread

oread

English

Noun

oread ‎(plural oreads or oreades)

  1. (Greek mythology) A mountain nymph. An anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.

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Spanish

Verb

oread

  1. (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of orear.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

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