English Explanatory Dictionary

Perseid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A descendant of Perseus.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Perseids.
name
  1. An epithet of Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus).
  2. A poem by Trinacrius mentioned by Ovid in Epistulae ex Ponto (4.16.25).
  3. An episode of Ovid's Metamorphoses devoted to Perseus.
noun
  1. Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.
name
  1. An epithet of Hecate (daughter of Perses).
noun
  1. Any member of the Perseidae.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜː.sɪ.ɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Perseid.wav /ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/

Word forms

Perseid Perseids Perseidae Perseide Perseïde Perseides

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Perseidēs m, from Ancient Greek Περσείδης m (Perseídēs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ίδης (-ídēs). By surface analysis, Perseus + -id.

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