Electra

[ ih-lek-truh ]

/ ɪˈlɛk trə /

noun

Also E·lek·tra .Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.

Astronomy. one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.

Words nearby Electra

electoral, electoral college, electoral vote, electorate, electr-, Electra, Electra complex, Electra paradox, electress, electret, electric

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Example sentences from the Web for Electra

Stay: The Electra Hotel is located only few blocks from the beach in Stavros, in the heart of the town.
Nine Amazing Places To Skinny Dip Around The World|Erin Cunningham|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Electra seemed to be dreaming away in a sad reminiscence of his kindness.
Rose MacLeod|Alice Brown
She seized her hand, and Electra pulled it away again, quietly, and yet as if it had no business in that hasty grasp.
Rose MacLeod|Alice Brown
Electra's Glories, and her injur'd Bed; and the two following Lines.
The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718)|Joseph Trapp

"Your father confirms you," said Electra, yielding to her overpowering curiosity.
Rose MacLeod|Alice Brown
Then there crept upon her face a look that was the companion to Electra's.
Rose MacLeod|Alice Brown

British Dictionary definitions for Electra

Electra

/ (ɪˈlɛktrə) /

noun

Greek myth the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to avenge their father by killing his murderess Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus

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

Cultural definitions for Electra

Electra

In classical mythology, a daughter of Agamemnon. To avenge his death, she helped her brother, Orestes, kill their mother and her lover.

notes for Electra

The “Electra complex” in psychology involves a girl's or woman's unconscious sexual feelings for her father.

单词	electra
释义	Electra [ ih-lek-truh ] / ɪˈlɛk trə / noun Also E·lek·tra .Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. Astronomy. one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades. Words nearby Electra electoral, electoral college, electoral vote, electorate, electr-, Electra, Electra complex, Electra paradox, electress, electret, electric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Electra Stay: The Electra Hotel is located only few blocks from the beach in Stavros, in the heart of the town. Nine Amazing Places To Skinny Dip Around The World\|Erin Cunningham\|September 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Electra seemed to be dreaming away in a sad reminiscence of his kindness. Rose MacLeod\|Alice Brown She seized her hand, and Electra pulled it away again, quietly, and yet as if it had no business in that hasty grasp. Rose MacLeod\|Alice Brown Electra's Glories, and her injur'd Bed; and the two following Lines. The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718)\|Joseph Trapp "Your father confirms you," said Electra, yielding to her overpowering curiosity. Rose MacLeod\|Alice Brown Then there crept upon her face a look that was the companion to Electra's. Rose MacLeod\|Alice Brown British Dictionary definitions for Electra Electra / (ɪˈlɛktrə) / noun Greek myth the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to avenge their father by killing his murderess Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus 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 Cultural definitions for Electra Electra In classical mythology, a daughter of Agamemnon. To avenge his death, she helped her brother, Orestes, kill their mother and her lover. notes for Electra The “Electra complex” in psychology involves a girl's or woman's unconscious sexual feelings for her father. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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