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UK/ˈɔːɹi.æd/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

Origin

From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

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