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Word of the Day – Nymph

By March 31, 2022Word of the Day

Nymph (noun)

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A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.

(literary) A beautiful young woman.

Late Middle English from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē ‘nymph, bride’; related to Latin nubere ‘be the wife of’.

Example sentences

“She imagined nymphs dancing across the pebbles in the stream.”

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