achates
Meanings
noun
- plural of achate
noun
- A trusty comrade.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From the "fidus Achates" (faithful Achates) of Virgil's Aeneid, the constant companion of Aeneas in his wanderings after the fall of Troy.
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