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Word: Aphrodite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Greek, literally ‘foam-born’, from aphros ‘foam’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌafrəˈdʌɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love. She is variously described as the daughter of Zeus and Dione, or as being born from the sea.
Short Definition:goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love
