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Meaning of Icarus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɪkəɹəs

Definitions

A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.

Greek

Equivalents

Deutsch Ikaros Ikarus
Ελληνικά Ίκαρος
Español Ícaro
Français Icare
Italiano Icaro
Kurdî îcar îcar
Latina Icarus
Nederlands Icarus
Polski Ikar
Português Ícaro
Română Icar
Русский Икар

CEFR level

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