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eumenides

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Euripedes fragments or Eumenides fragments!

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Quick take

(Greek mythology) The Erinyes.

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noun

(Greek mythology) The Erinyes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for eumenides.

Example sentences

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Euripedes fragments or Eumenides fragments!

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I actually thought "Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory" was "worse" than Unaccompanied Sonata.

3

'Tis true, but it's also true that Eumenides is an actual Greek deity (and The Eumenides is a play) that sounds the same (at least when pronounced by this monolingual English speaker.) So I feel "Eumenides trousers!" is a slightly better variant of the joke.

Quote examples

1

I actually thought "Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory" was "worse" than Unaccompanied Sonata.

2

'Tis true, but it's also true that Eumenides is an actual Greek deity (and The Eumenides is a play) that sounds the same (at least when pronounced by this monolingual English speaker.) So I feel "Eumenides trousers!" is a slightly better variant of the joke.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use eumenides in a sentence?

Euripedes fragments or Eumenides fragments!

What does eumenides mean?

(Greek mythology) The Erinyes.

What part of speech is eumenides?

eumenides is commonly used as noun.