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Oberon Tweet Definition of Oberon Like Definition of Oberon on Facebook
proper noun (wikipedia, Oberon)
  1. The outermost moon of Uranus.
  2. A fictional character in w:William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
     
Oceanid Tweet Definition of Oceanid Like Definition of Oceanid on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (Greek mythology) Any of the sea nymphs, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys
     
Oceanus Tweet Definition of Oceanus Like Definition of Oceanus on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (greekmyth): Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god Ωκεαν�� Πο�αμ�� (River Ocean) that encircled the earth. With his sister Tethys fathered all rivers and the Oceanids.
     
Odin Tweet Definition of Odin Like Definition of Odin on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (norse mythology) The supreme god of the Germanic and Norse pantheons, the leader of the í�sir, after whom Wednesday is named. The god of war, death, poetry, and wisdom, Odin is husband to Frigga and father of Balder, Hod, Hermod, Thor, and Tyr.
     
Odysseus Tweet Definition of Odysseus Like Definition of Odysseus on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (Greek mythology) son of Laertes; wisest Greek leader during the Trojan War, and resposible for the Trojan horse; king of Ithaca; hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey
     
Ogre Tweet Definition of Ogre Like Definition of Ogre on Facebook
proper noun (wikipedia, Ogre, Latvia)
  1. A town in central Latvia
     
ogress Tweet Definition of ogress Like Definition of ogress on Facebook
noun 
  1. A female ogre
  2. (heraldiccharge) A roundel sable.
     
Oliver Tweet Definition of Oliver Like Definition of Oliver on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
  2. (given name, male).
  3. A surname derived from the given name.
adjective 
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) drunk, Drunk, pissed.
     
oread Tweet Definition of oread Like Definition of oread on Facebook
noun (Plural: oreads) Etymology: from the Greek
  1. (Greek mythology)Mountain nymph. An anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
     
Orion Tweet Definition of Orion Like Definition of Orion on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (greekmyth) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
  2. (constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
     
Orpheus Tweet Definition of Orpheus Like Definition of Orpheus on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A Thracian musician and poet; failed to retrieve his wife from Hades
     
otter Tweet Definition of otter Like Definition of otter on Facebook
noun 
  1. Any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
     

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