Neæra

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Etymology

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An attributive use of Ancient Greek Νέαιρα (Néaira, Neæra), a nymph of Greek mythology.

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Neæra

  1. (meaning uncertain) A woman of great pulchritude.
    • 1881, January, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 18 (1880–1881), page 344 (D. Appleton):
      Probably primitive man admired his pre-glacial Phyllis or Neæra, admired himself, and perhaps also admired his fellow-man.

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