Euripides

[ yoo-rip-i-deez, yuh- ]

/ yʊˈrɪp ɪˌdiz, yə- /

noun

c480–406? b.c., Greek dramatist.

OTHER WORDS FROM Euripides

Eu·rip·i·de·an, adjective

Words nearby Euripides

Eureka Stockade, eurhythmia, eurhythmic, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, Euripides, euripus, euro, euro-ad, Euro-American, Eurobank

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Example sentences from the Web for Euripides

Aristophanes was a good judge of poetry, yet how ill he judged of Euripides!
Ernest Maltravers, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Euripides contrasts the sun-lit mountain flats of Persia with the wintry land of Media and the citadels of Bactria.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker
The ancient references to the facts of Euripides' life are admirably collected in vol.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
Euripides, we are informed, lived to receive the thanks of several among these unhappy sufferers, after their return to Athens.
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs

But as illustrating the life of Euripides there are one or two special points in it that claim notice.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray

British Dictionary definitions for Euripides

Euripides

/ (jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz) /

noun

?480–406 bc, Greek tragic dramatist. His plays, 18 of which are extant, include Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus, Hecuba, Trojan Women, Electra, Iphigeneia in Tauris, Iphigeneia in Aulis, and Bacchae

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 Euripides

Euripides

[ (yoo-rip-i-deez) ]

An ancient Greek dramatist. He was the author of numerous tragedies, including the Bacchae, Medea, and The Trojan Women. He often used the device of deus ex machina (literally, “a god from the machine”) to resolve his plots.

notes for Euripides

Today, a “deus ex machina” refers to any person or event that provides a sudden, unexpected solution to a problem or situation.

单词	euripides
释义	Euripides [ yoo-rip-i-deez, yuh- ] / yʊˈrɪp ɪˌdiz, yə- / noun c480–406? b.c., Greek dramatist. OTHER WORDS FROM Euripides Eu·rip·i·de·an, adjective Words nearby Euripides Eureka Stockade, eurhythmia, eurhythmic, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, Euripides, euripus, euro, euro-ad, Euro-American, Eurobank Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Euripides Aristophanes was a good judge of poetry, yet how ill he judged of Euripides! Ernest Maltravers, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Euripides contrasts the sun-lit mountain flats of Persia with the wintry land of Media and the citadels of Bactria. The History of Antiquity\|Max Duncker The ancient references to the facts of Euripides' life are admirably collected in vol. Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray Euripides, we are informed, lived to receive the thanks of several among these unhappy sufferers, after their return to Athens. Vistas in Sicily\|Arthur Stanley Riggs But as illustrating the life of Euripides there are one or two special points in it that claim notice. Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray British Dictionary definitions for Euripides Euripides / (jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz) / noun ?480–406 bc, Greek tragic dramatist. His plays, 18 of which are extant, include Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus, Hecuba, Trojan Women, Electra, Iphigeneia in Tauris, Iphigeneia in Aulis, and Bacchae 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 Euripides Euripides [ (yoo-rip-i-deez) ] An ancient Greek dramatist. He was the author of numerous tragedies, including the Bacchae, Medea, and The Trojan Women. He often used the device of deus ex machina (literally, “a god from the machine”) to resolve his plots. notes for Euripides Today, a “deus ex machina” refers to any person or event that provides a sudden, unexpected solution to a problem or situation. 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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