"Circe" meaning in English

See Circe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɜː.si/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɝ.si/ [Canada, General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Circē. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Circē}} Latin Circē Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Circe
  1. (Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (enchantress in Greek mythology): Κίρκη (Kírkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Kirke (Danish), Kirke (Estonian), Kirke (Finnish), Circé [feminine] (French), Kirke [feminine] (German), Κίρκη (Kírki) [feminine] (Greek), Kirke (Greenlandic), Kirké (Hungarian), ᓯᕐᓯ (sirsi) (Inuktitut), Circe [feminine] (Italian), Circe [feminine] (Latin), सर्सी (sarsī) (Marathi), किर्के (kirke) (Marathi), Ки́рка (Kírka) [feminine] (Russian), Цирце́я (Circéja) [feminine] (Russian), Circi [feminine] (Sicilian), Circe [feminine] (Spanish), Кі́рка (Kírka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Цирце́я (Cyrcéja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress.
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  3. (astronomy) 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids Synonyms: 34 Circe [astronomy, natural-sciences], [astronomy, natural-sciences] Derived forms: Circean Translations (Asteroid): 巫神星 (Wūshénxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Circé [feminine] (French), सर्सी (sarsī) (Marathi), Circi [feminine] (Sicilian)
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      "word": "Circean"
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
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      "word": "Circé"
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
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      "word": "Kirke"
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
      "word": "Kirké"
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
      "word": "ᓯᕐᓯ"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Circe"
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      "word": "Circe"
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
      "word": "सर्सी"
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      "sense": "enchantress in Greek mythology",
      "word": "किर्के"
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      "sense": "Asteroid",
      "word": "巫神星"
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