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Hecuba definition

Hecu·ba (hek′yo̵̅o̅ bə)

noun

in Homer's Iliad, wife of Priam and mother of Hector, Troilus, Paris, and Cassandra

Etymology: L < Gr Hekabē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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