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Meaning of sea fairy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of fairy, typically female and beautiful, that inhabits the oceans, such as an undine or siren.

Examples

“In the island of Lewis, librations [sic] were offered, to "Shoney," a sea fairy, in order to bring seaweed, this being a folk-memory of an ancient sea god or goddess, to whom offerings of ale were made by the Vikings at Halloween.”

CEFR level

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

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