"Nemesis" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnɛməsɪs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis, “Nemesis, goddess of retribution”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{bor|en|grc|Νέμεσις||Nemesis, goddess of retribution}} Ancient Greek Νέμεσις (Némesis, “Nemesis, goddess of retribution”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nemesis
  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of divine retribution. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Translations (Greek goddess of retribution): Νέμεσις (Némesis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Նեմեսիս (english: Nemesis) (Armenian), Nêmesis [feminine] (Brazilian Portuguese), Nèmesis [feminine] (Catalan), 涅墨西斯 (Nièmòxīsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Nemesis [feminine] (Czech), Nemesis [feminine] (Dutch), Némesis [feminine] (European Portuguese), Nemesis (Finnish), Némésis [feminine] (French), Nemesis [feminine] (German), Νέμεσις (Némesis) [feminine] (Greek), נמסיס (Hebrew), Nemeszisz (Hungarian), Nemesi [feminine] (Italian), ネメシス (Nemeshisu) (Japanese), 네메시스 (Nemesiseu) (Korean), Nemesis [feminine] (Latin), Nemezis [feminine] (Polish), Nemesis [feminine] (Romanian), Немези́да (Nemezída) [feminine] (Russian), Némesis [feminine] (Spanish), Nemesis (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Nemesis-en-name-OGGvjPSl Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 44 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 44 44 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Greek goddess of retribution': 77 17 6
  2. (astronomy) 128 Nemesis, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids
    Sense id: en-Nemesis-en-name-qpgZoHaT Disambiguation of Asteroids: 6 50 44 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 44 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 42 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 47 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 44 44 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (astronomy) A hypothetical star postulated to be orbiting the Sun to explain a perceived cycle of mass extinctions in the geological record. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids, Greek mythology
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        "128 Nemesis, a main belt asteroid."
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        "(astronomy) 128 Nemesis, a main belt asteroid."
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        "(astronomy) A hypothetical star postulated to be orbiting the Sun to explain a perceived cycle of mass extinctions in the geological record."
      ],
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        "astronomy",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɛməsɪs/"
    }
  ],
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      "code": "hy",
      "english": "Nemesis",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "Նեմեսիս"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nèmesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Nièmòxīsī",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "涅墨西斯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "Nemesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Némésis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Némesis",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Νέμεσις"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Némesis",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Νέμεσις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "נמסיס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "Nemeszisz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Nemeshisu",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "ネメシス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Nemesiseu",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "네메시스"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemezis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nêmesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "European Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Némesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nemesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Nemezída",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Немези́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Némesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
      "word": "Nemesis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nemesis"
}

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