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noun
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(theosophy etc) the mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals
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| mania |
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noun
- Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism
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| marathon |
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noun or Marathon (plural: marathons)
- A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) run that used to run all the way to Athens. This sport continues into the modern era, though with different routes.
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any extended or sustained activity
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He had a cleaning the night before his girlfriend came over.
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| Melissa |
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proper noun
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(greekmyth) bee, Bee-nymph in Greek mythology.
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(given name, female, from Greek, ).
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| Menoetius |
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proper noun
- A Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, he had three brothers- Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He joined Cronus and the Titans in their unsuccessful war against the Olympian gods. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt and sent him down to Tartarus.
- One of Hades' shepherds on Erythea. He told Geryon when Heracles stole Geryon's herd.
- Father of Patroclus and son of Actor. (Iliad, XI, 765)
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| mercurial |
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noun
- A chemical containing mercury.
adjective
- Relating to the Roman god Mercury.
- Relating to the planet Mercury.
- Having characteristics of the Roman god Mercury, such as speed.
- contain, Containing the element mercury.
- volatile, Volatile.
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| Mercury |
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proper noun
- The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger. He wore winged sandals. Mercury corresponded to the Greek god Hermes.
- The planet in the solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.
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| mermaid |
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noun
- A mythology, mythological woman with a fish's tail in place of her legs.
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| merman |
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noun
- a legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down
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| Minerva |
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proper noun
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(Greek mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving; daughter of Jupiter and Juno
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| minyan |
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noun
- The minimum number of ten adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
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| Mnemosyne |
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proper noun
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(Greek mythology) A Titan, the personification of memory, the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.
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| moly |
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noun (mol, ies)
- a magic plant used by w:Odysseus, Odysseus to overcome w:Circe, Circe
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1980: So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is . " Homer, The Odyssey, tr. Walter Shrewing (Oxford 1998 p.120)
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any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly
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| monster |
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noun
- A terrifying and dangerous creature.
- A bizarre or whimsical creature.
The children decided Grover was a cuddly .
- An extremely antisocial person, especially a criminal.
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(figuratively) A badly behaved child.
Sit still, you little !
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(bodybuilding): A bodybuilder of exceptionally large weight and proportions, typically weighing more than 135 kilos (300 lbs).
- Very large; worthy of a monster.
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He has a monster appetite.
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| Myrmidon |
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proper noun- One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
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| myth |
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noun
- A story of a great but unknown age which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient story of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin.
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(colloquial) A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable. This word originates from the Sanskrit word "Mithya"; with the same meaning AR
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(colloquial) A belief or story that illustrates a cultural ideal; stories that help explain how to live. Example: Higher Education Myth: If you go to college, receive your degree, you will be a smarter person and make a lot of money.
- A real time tactical (RTT) computer game originally created by Bungie Software
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| mythical |
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adjective
- Existing in myth.
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(by extension) not real; false or fabricated.
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| mythological |
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adjective
- of, or relating to myths or mythology
- legendary
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(colloquial) imaginary, fabulous
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| mythologist |
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noun
- A person who studies mythology
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verbto mythologize
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(transitive) To make something into a myth
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(intransitive) To construct a myth
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(intransitive) To study, or write about myths
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| mythology |
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noun (mythologies, -)
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(countable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning their origin, history, deity, deities, ancestors and heroes.
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(countable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
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(uncountable) The systematic collection and study of myths.
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| mythopoeic |
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adjective
- giving rise to myths, pertaining to mythopoeia.
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