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Meaning of Cadmus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈkædməs/

Definitions

A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
Greek
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Cadnam cadoceratid Cadogan Cadoldolan Cadoret Cadorette