"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: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|grc|Μελπομένη|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), {{bor+|en|grc|Μελπομένη}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), {{m|grc|μέλπω|t=to sing}} μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melpomene
  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities, Asteroids, Drama 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 Disambiguation of Asteroids: 45 55 Disambiguation of Drama: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 25 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Greek mythology Muses': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'Muse of tragedy': 98 2
  2. (astronomy) 18 Melpomene, an asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids 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: 45 55 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'asteroid': 8 92

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