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hetaira en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hetaera.
    alt of hetaera
    • In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 129:

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hetairai Number=Plur lexicographic