"Melpomene" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|grc|Μελπομένη}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melpomene
  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Related terms (Greek mythology Muses): Muse Translations (Muse of tragedy): Μελπομένη (Melpoménē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Մելպոմենե (english: Melpomene) (Armenian), Melpomene (Danish), მელპომენე (melṗomene) (Georgian), Melpomene (Greenlandic), Melpomené (Hungarian), Melpómena [feminine] (Icelandic), ᒥᓪᐳᒥᓂ (milpomini) (Inuktitut), Melpómene [feminine] (Portuguese), Melpômene [feminine] (Portuguese), Melpomene [feminine] (Portuguese), Мельпоме́на (Melʹpoména) [feminine] (Russian), Melpómene [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Melpomene-en-name-B8weK~zW Categories (other): Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 28 30 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 53 47 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Greek mythology Muses': 86 14 Disambiguation of 'Muse of tragedy': 99 1
  2. (astronomy) 18 Melpomene, an asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids, Drama Derived forms: melpomenish, Melpomenean Related terms: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania Translations (asteroid): 司曲星 (Sīqǔxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Melpomene [feminine] (Italian), Мельпоме́на (Melʹpoména) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Melpomene-en-name-F3Ys-WUf Disambiguation of Asteroids: 22 78 Disambiguation of Drama: 44 56 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Inuktitut translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 15 37 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 28 30 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Inuktitut translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 67 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'asteroid': 8 92
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