Definition of Erato

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry.

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Muse

Definition of Erato

1. n. The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.

Definition of Erato

1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The Muse of lyric poetry, particularly of love and eroticism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Erato

1. The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To love. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erato

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erasin
erasing
erasions
erastai
erastes
erastian
erasure
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erasure codes
erasures
eratapokriseis
erathem
erathems
erb
erbia
erbian
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erbium
erbium oxide
erbiums
ercalcidiol
ercalciol
ercalcitriol
ercedeken
ercedekens
ercitite
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Literary usage of Erato

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Journal of Conchology by George Washington Tryon, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Conchological Section (1871)
"Genus erato, Risso. Hist. Nat. de Nice iv, 240, 1826. ... erato, pi. 2, f. 6 a, b, 1865. Borneo. 3. E. callosa, Ad. and Reeve, Voyage of Samarang, Moll. p. ..."

2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1835)
"... and the Fire-works, - 545 erato, Number Two, - 569 P. Fisherman's, Sicilian, Song, - - 67 I Fine Arts, 83 First Steam-boats on the Hudson, 101 Fulton. ..."

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