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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈliːθi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lethe.wav
Rhymes: -iːθi Etymology: From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Lēthē}} Latin Lēthē, {{der|en|grc|Λήθη}} Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lethe
  1. (Greek mythology) The personification of oblivion, daughter of Eris. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (personification of oblivion): Λήθη (Lḗthē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Lethe (Finnish), Léthé [masculine] (French), Lethe [feminine] (German), Λήθη (Líthi) [feminine] (Greek), ᓖᑎ (liiti) (Inuktitut), Lete [masculine] (Italian), レーテー (Rētē) (Japanese), レテ (Rete) (Japanese), 레테 (Rete) (Korean), Lethe (Latin), Lete [masculine] (Portuguese), Ле́та (Léta) [feminine] (Russian), Lete [masculine] (Spanish), Leteo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Lethe-en-name-ecGS5cL5 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'personification of oblivion': 93 7
  2. (Greek mythology) The river which flows through Hades from which the souls of the dead drank so that they would forget their time on Earth. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Lethean Related terms: lethargy, lethargic

Proper name [German]

Forms: Lethes [genitive], Lethe [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Lēthē. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Lēthē}} Borrowed from Latin Lēthē Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun|genitive|Lethes|or|Lethe|g=f}} Lethe f (genitive Lethes or Lethe)
  1. (mythology, literary) Lethe Tags: feminine, literary Categories (topical): Mythology

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈleː.tʰeː/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈɫ̪eːt̪ʰeː] [Classical-Latin], /ˈle.te/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈlɛːt̪e] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|Λήθη|}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lēthē<1.loc>}} Lēthē f sg (genitive Lēthēs); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lēthē<1.loc>}} Forms: Lēthē [canonical, feminine, singular], Lēthēs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lēthē [nominative, singular], Lēthēs [genitive, singular], Lēthae [dative, singular], Lēthēn [accusative, singular], Lēthē [ablative, singular], Lēthē [singular, vocative], Lēthae [locative, singular]
  1. (Greek mythology) the river Lethe, the river of oblivion Tags: Greek, declension-1 Categories (topical): Greek mythology Derived forms: Lēthaeus

Proper name [Translingual]

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  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – butterflies of southeastern Asia and North America, called tree browns, wood browns, and foresters. Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Lethe europa (english: type species)
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      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪eːt̪ʰeː]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.te/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛːt̪e]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lethe"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Lethe",
        "nogendercat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Lethe f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "english": "superkingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Eukaryota"
    },
    {
      "english": "kingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Animalia"
    },
    {
      "english": "subkingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Bilateria"
    },
    {
      "english": "infrakingdom",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Protostomia"
    },
    {
      "english": "superphylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Ecdysozoa"
    },
    {
      "english": "phylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Arthropoda"
    },
    {
      "english": "subphylum",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Hexapoda"
    },
    {
      "sense": "genus",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ],
      "word": "Insecta"
    },
    {
      "english": "subclass",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Pterygota"
    },
    {
      "english": "infraclass",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Neoptera"
    },
    {
      "english": "order",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lepidoptera"
    },
    {
      "english": "suborder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Glossata"
    },
    {
      "english": "infraorder",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Heteroneura"
    },
    {
      "english": "division",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Ditrysia"
    },
    {
      "english": "section",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Cossina"
    },
    {
      "english": "subsection",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Bombycina"
    },
    {
      "english": "superfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Papilionoidea"
    },
    {
      "english": "series",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Papilioniformes"
    },
    {
      "english": "family",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Nymphalidae"
    },
    {
      "english": "subfamily",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Satyrinae"
    },
    {
      "english": "tribe",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Satyrini"
    },
    {
      "english": "subtribe",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lethina"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "type species",
      "sense": "genus",
      "word": "Lethe europa"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual proper nouns",
        "mul:Taxonomic names (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – butterflies of southeastern Asia and North America, called tree browns, wood browns, and foresters."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genus",
          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "family",
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        ],
        [
          "Nymphalidae",
          "Nymphalidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "butterflies",
          "butterfly"
        ],
        [
          "tree brown",
          "tree brown"
        ],
        [
          "wood brown",
          "wood brown"
        ],
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          "forester",
          "forester"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lethe"
}

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