"Amphitryon" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Named after Amphitryon in Molière's comedy, who gives a great dinner. Amphitryon in Greek mythology was the husband of Alcmene, who was deceived by Zeus in her husband's semblance and so became the mother of Hercules.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Amphitryons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1848, The Knickerbocker, volume 31, page 303",
          "text": "With us generally the fault is the other way, and our Amphitryons 'lay on' the beverage too freely, which is also, though not equally, a mistake, for the best champagne when drunk pure, cloys upon the palate sooner than any other wine.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A host or entertainer."
      ],
      "id": "en-Amphitryon-en-noun-E69~4DvE",
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          "poetic",
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        [
          "host",
          "host"
        ],
        [
          "entertainer",
          "entertainer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) A host or entertainer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amfitrió"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amphitryon"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "amphitryonne"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "amfitrýonas",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "αμφιτρύωνας"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anfitrione"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amfitrion"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anfitrião"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amfitrion"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "amfitrión",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "амфитрио́н"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anfitrión"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "amfitrión",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "амфітріо́н"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Amphitryon"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Named after Amphitryon in Molière's comedy, who gives a great dinner. Amphitryon in Greek mythology was the husband of Alcmene, who was deceived by Zeus in her husband's semblance and so became the mother of Hercules.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Amphitryons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1848, The Knickerbocker, volume 31, page 303",
          "text": "With us generally the fault is the other way, and our Amphitryons 'lay on' the beverage too freely, which is also, though not equally, a mistake, for the best champagne when drunk pure, cloys upon the palate sooner than any other wine.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A host or entertainer."
      ],
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        [
          "poetic",
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        ],
        [
          "host",
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        ],
        [
          "entertainer",
          "entertainer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) A host or entertainer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amfitrió"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amphitryon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amphitryonne"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "amfitrýonas",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αμφιτρύωνας"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anfitrione"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amfitrion"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anfitrião"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amfitrion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "amfitrión",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "амфитрио́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anfitrión"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "amfitrión",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "амфітріо́н"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Amphitryon"
}