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Guinevere

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Guin·e·vere  (gwn-vîr) also Guen·e·vere (gwn-)
n.
The wife of King Arthur and lover of Lancelot according to Arthurian legend.
Guinevere [ˈgwɪnɪˌvɪə], Guenevere [ˈgwɛnɪˌvɪə], Guinever [ˈgwɪnɪvə]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in Arthurian legend) the wife of King Arthur and paramour of Lancelot
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Noun1.GuinevereGuinevere - (Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
Guenevere
Arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
Translations
Guinevere [ˈgwɪnɪvɪəʳ] N → Ginebra


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They had analyzed and parsed it and torn it to pieces in general until it was a wonder there was any meaning at all left in it for them, but at least the fair lily maid and Lancelot and Guinevere and King Arthur had become very real people to them, and Anne was devoured by secret regret that she had not been born in Camelot.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
He is coming to enter his new sloop, the Guinevere, in next summer's International Cup Race; and also to have a little canvasback shooting at Trevenna.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
Of other modern poets I have read some things of William Morris, like the "Life and Death of Jason," the "Story of Gudrun," and the "Trial of Guinevere," with a pleasure little less than passionate, and I have equally liked certain pieces of Dante Rossetti.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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