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oread (ō′rē ad′)

noun

Gr. & Rom. Myth. a mountain nymph

Etymology: < L oreas (gen. oreadis) < Gr oreias (gen. oreiados) < oros, mountain: see orient

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