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Nereus definition

Ne·reus (nir′ē əs, nir′yo̵̅o̅s′)

noun

Gr. Myth. a benevolent sea god, father of the fifty Nereids

Etymology: L < Gr Nereus, prob. < IE *(s)nāu- < base *(s)na-, to flow > natant

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