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Meaning of Amphitryon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A host or entertainer.

poetic

Equivalents

Català amfitrió
Ελληνικά αμφιτρύωνας
Español anfitrión
Italiano anfitrione
Polski amfitrion
Português anfitrião
Română amfitrion
Русский амфитрио́н

Examples

“With us generally the fault is the other way, and our Amphitryons 'lay on' the beverage too freely, which is also, though not equally, a mistake, for the best champagne when drunk pure, cloys upon the palate sooner than any other wine.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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