"Amphitryon" meaning in English

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  "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.",
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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.",
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        "A host or entertainer."
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          "host",
          "host"
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          "entertainer",
          "entertainer"
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        "(poetic) A host or entertainer."
      ],
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        "poetic"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "amfitrió"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "amphitryon"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "amphitryonne"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "amfitrýonas",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "αμφιτρύωνας"
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "anfitrione"
        },
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          "word": "amfitrion"
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "anfitrião"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amfitrion"
        },
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          "roman": "amfitrión",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "амфитрио́н"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "anfitrión"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "amfitrión",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "амфітріо́н"
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  "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.",
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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.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A host or entertainer."
      ],
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          "host",
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          "entertainer",
          "entertainer"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) A host or entertainer."
      ],
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        "poetic"
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  "translations": [
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amfitrió"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "amphitryon"
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "amphitryonne"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "amfitrýonas",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αμφιτρύωνας"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "anfitrione"
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      "word": "amfitrion"
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      "word": "anfitrião"
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      "word": "amfitrion"
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      "roman": "amfitrión",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "амфитрио́н"
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      "word": "anfitrión"
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      "roman": "amfitrión",
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      "word": "амфітріо́н"
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