minotaur

Min·o·taur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [min-uh-tawr]
- /ˈmɪn əˌtɔr/
- /ˈmaɪ.nə.tɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-uh-tawr]
- /ˈmɪn əˌtɔr/

Definitions of minotaur word

noun minotaur Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it. 1
noun minotaur any person or thing that devours or destroys. 1
noun minotaur (Greek mythology) A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. 1
noun minotaur a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. It was kept in the Labyrinth in Crete, feeding on human flesh, until destroyed by Theseus 0
noun minotaur a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull (in some versions, with the body of a bull and the head of a man), confined by Minos in a labyrinth built by Daedalus, and annually fed seven youths and seven maidens from Athens, until killed by Theseus 0

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Parts of speech for Minotaur

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minotaur popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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