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Aphrodite
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Aph·ro·di·te  (fr-dt)
n. Greek Mythology
The goddess of love and beauty. Also called Cytherea.
[Greek Aphrodt, of Phoenician origin; see tr in Semitic roots.]
aph·ro·di·te  (fr-dt)
n.
A brightly colored butterfly (Argynnis aphrodite) of North America.
[From Aphrodite.]
Aphrodite [ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus Roman counterpart Venus Also called Cytherea
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Noun1.Aphrodite - goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythologyAphrodite - goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Cytherea
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Aphrodite [ˌæfrəʊˈdaɪtɪ] N → Afrodita
Aphrodite [ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ] n → Afrodite f
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