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Lorelei
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Lo·re·lei  (lôr-l, lr-)
n.
A siren of Germanic legend whose singing lures sailors to shipwreck.
Lorelei [ˈlɒrəˌlaɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in German legend) a siren, said to dwell on a rock at the edge of the Rhine south of Koblenz, who lures boatmen to destruction
[from German Lurlei name of the rock; from a poem by Clemens Brentano (1778-1842)]
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Noun1.Lorelei - a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destructionLorelei - a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
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