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Phaedra definition

Phae·dra (fē′drə, fe′-)

noun

Gr. Myth. daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus: she kills herself after her stepson, Hippolytus, rejects her advances

Etymology: L < Gr Phaidra

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