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Meaning of Circe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɜː.si

Definitions

  1. An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
  2. A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress.
  3. 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid.
  4. A chess variant, often used in fairy chess problems, where pieces return to their starting square after being captured.

Equivalents

Dansk kirke
Deutsch Kirke
Ελληνικά Κίρκη
Español Circe
Eesti Kirke
Suomi Kirke
Français Circé
Italiano circe
Latina Circe
Русский кирка Цирце́я
Українська кірка

Examples

“Here is a nice state of affairs. I, at my age, to fall a victim to this modern Circe!”

CEFR level

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