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BOREAS
Boreas
(noun) (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; “Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Boreas
(Greek god) The god of the North Wind.
(poetic) The north wind personified.
Hypernyms
• Anemoi
Coordinate terms
• Boreas/Septentrio/Aquilon (north), Notos/Auster (south), Eurus/Subsolanus (east), Zephyr/Zephyrus/Favonius (west)
Anagrams
• sea orb
Etymology
Noun
boreas (plural boreases)
(obsolete, poetic) The north wind.
Synonyms
• northerly
Antonyms
• auster
• southerly
Anagrams
• sea orb
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"re*as, n. Etym: [L. boreas, Gr. .]
Definition: The north wind; -- usually a personification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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