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Meaning of Aphrodite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
æfɹəˈdaɪti

Definitions

  1. A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
  2. The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.
  3. Synonym of Aphrodite Giant (“breed of cat”).
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Equivalents

বাংলা আফ্রোদিতি
Català Afrodita
Čeština Afrodita
Deutsch Aphrodite
Ελληνικά Αφροδίτη
Esperanto Afrodito
Español Afrodita
Suomi afrodiitti
Français aphrodite aphrodite
Gaeilge Afradaíté
Galego Afrodita
Magyar Aphrodité
Հայերեն Աֆրոդիտե
Italiano Afrodite
한국어 아프로디테
Latina Aphrodite Venus
Nederlands Aphrodite
Polski Afrodyta
Português Afrodite
Русский Афродита
Shqip Afërdit
Српски Afrodita Афродита
Svenska Afrodite
Türkçe Afrodit
Українська Афродіта

Examples

“In the "Iliad", Aphrodite is represented as the daughter of Zeus and Dione, the goddess of moisture, who, as the wife of the god of heaven, was held in high esteem among the old Pelasgians.”
“Aphrodite Jones is an American author and TV producer.”

CEFR level

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