English Explanatory Dictionary

Orestes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
  2. A region of Macedonia.
  3. A town in Indiana.

Pronunciation

/ɒˈɹɛstiːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Orestes.wav

Word forms

Orestes

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

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