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单词 paranymph
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paranymph

[ par-uh-nimf ]
/ ˈpær əˌnɪmf /
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noun

a groomsman or a bridesmaid.
(in ancient Greece)
  1. a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride.
  2. the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom.

Origin of paranymph

1585–95; <Late Latin paranymphus<Greek paránymphos (masculine and feminine) groomsman, bridesmaid, literally, person beside the bride. See para-1, nymph

Words nearby paranymph

Paranthropus boisei, Paranthropus robustus, paranuclear, paranucleate, paranucleus, paranymph, paraoperative, parapara, paraparesis, parapente, paraperitoneal hernia
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Example sentences from the Web for paranymph

  • These crowds you complain of are evidence that I have not discharged the function of paranymph in vain.

    The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I|Marcus Dods

British Dictionary definitions for paranymph

paranymph
/ (ˈpærəˌnɪmf) /

noun

archaic a bridesmaid or best man

Word Origin for paranymph

C16: via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para- 1 + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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