Melpomene

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Melpomene \Mel*pom"e*ne\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the
     songstress, fr. ?, ?, to sing.]
     1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse of tragedy.
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     2. (Astron.) The eighteenth asteroid.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Melpomene
       n : (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy