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echo
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noun
  1. A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
  2. (computing): The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
  3. The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
verb (echo, es)
  1. To repeat back what another has just said.
egis
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noun
  1. (alternative spelling of, aegis)
elf
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noun (elves)
(wikipedia, Elf)
  1. A mythical, supernatural being resembling but seen as distinct from humans.
  2. (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of ílfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
  3. (fantasy) Any of the magical, humanoid, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse í¡lfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
Elysium
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proper noun
  1. (Classical mythology) the home of the blessed after death.
  2. A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
  3. A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
adjective
  1. blissful; euphoric
  2. of or pertaining to Elysium.
Erato
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proper noun
  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of lyric poetry, particularly of love and eroticism.
Erinys
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proper noun (pl.Erinyses)
  1. (Greek mythology) The female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.
Eris
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proper noun
  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of discord, confusion, and strife, keeper of the golden Apple of Discord which she threw into the wedding of Peleus and Thetis starting the Trojan War; daughter of Nyx, sister and constant companion of Ares, mother of Lethe.
  2. (astronomy) The largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, (initially dubbed the "tenth planet",) previously known as 136199 Eris, with one natural satellite, Dysnomia.
erlking
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noun
  1. in German mythology, a giant who preys on children
  • 1962: This line, and indeed the whole passage (lines 653-664), allude to the well-known poem by Goethe about the , hoary enchanter of the elf-haunted alderwood, who falls in love with the delicate little boy of a belated traveler. " Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
EROS
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initialism
  1. w:Earth Resources Observation Satellite, Earth Resources Observation Satellite.
Europa
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proper noun
  1. (greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
  2. A moon of Jupiter.
Europe
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proper noun
  1. A continent north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains many countries, including (in alphabetical order):
  2. A political entity; the European Union.
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Euterpe
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proper noun
  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of music and lyric poetry, specifically of flute playing, joy and pleasure.
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