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Meaning of Ismene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɪzˈmiːni

Definitions

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
  3. A daughter of the river-god Asopus by the nymph Metope.
  4. The main belt asteroid 190 Ismene.

Equivalents

Latina Ismene

Examples

“Ismene and the Guard are the opposite of Antigone and Creon, yet for a full understanding of the human condition they are equally important.”

CEFR level

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