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Icarus

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

EspañolÍcaro
FrançaisIcare
11 more languages
ΕλληνικάΊκαρος
ItalianoIcaro
Kurdîîcar
LatinaIcarus
NederlandsIcarus
PolskiIkar
PortuguêsÍcaro
RomânăIcar
РусскийИкар

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