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Complete Definition of "lorelei"

English
Etymology
From the w:Lorelei|Lorelei rock on the Rhine, which was haunted by one of these creatures according to German legend.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'l�:ɹ�l�ɪ/

Noun
lorelei

  1. a siren; a temptress

#:*1977: She was like a mermaid, an isolated creature that lives in fulfillment of its own senses; she lured me on, she was the lorelei of the gleaming river of traffic with its million, brilliant eyes that intermittently flowed between us. � Angela Carter, The Passion of New Eve

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