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Definition of Euterpe
1. Noun. A monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Arecaceae, Family Arecaceae, Family Palmaceae, Family Palmae, Palm Family, Palmaceae, Palmae
Member holonyms: Cabbage Palm, Euterpe Oleracea
2. Noun. (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute).
Definition of Euterpe
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The Muse of music and lyric poetry, specifically of flute playing, joy and pleasure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Euterpe
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1. The Muse who presided over music.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Euterpe
Literary usage of Euterpe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Musical Letters from Abroad: Including Detailed Accounts of the Birmingham by Lowell Mason (1854)
"Musik-Vereins-Euterpe—Gluck—Cherubini—Each—Part-Songs by Men's Voices— ...
AN excellent concert was given by the Euterpe on the'evening of the 9th inst. ..."
2. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... for instance in Java, but in Dominica I have seen Euterpe ... and in South
Brazil Euterpe edulis (Fig. 141), growing abundantly in the virgin forest. ..."
3. Musical Moments: Short Selections in Prose and Verse for Music Lovers by Jessie Eloise Prentice] [Dodsworth (1889)
"TO Euterpe. SPEEDE these verses to y" mayde Wh°, with 8 sisters, ... All my Rime
is out of tune, But Euterpe is soe skilled She could mende it very soon If ..."
4. The Histories of Herodotus by Herodotus (1904)
"BOOK II Euterpe ATER the death of Cyrus, Cambyses succeeded to the kingdom: he
was the son of Cyrus, ..."
5. Museum of Antiquity: A Description of Ancient Life: the Employments by Levi W. Yaggy (1882)
"... which Hermes gave to him, and said, " Sword of Phoebus, let thy stroke be
sure, for thou smitest the enemy of the helpless." So the sword Euterpe (Muse ..."
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