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Epimetheus

Noun CEFR B2
ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs

Definitions

  1. Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
    Greek
  2. A moon of the planet Saturn.

Equivalents

EspañolEpimeteo
FrançaisÉpiméthée
DeutschEpimetheus
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CEFR level

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

epimicrobiota epimmunome epimone epimorion epimorphicity epimorphin

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