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Word entry · 6 letters

medusa

Best crossword clue

"Mythic snake-haired figure"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /mɪˈdjuːsə/Part of speech nounSorted ademsuStarts with MEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A jellyfish-like form in some sea animals, or a snake-haired figure from Greek myth.

Word origin

From Middle English Medusa, Meduse, from Latin Medūsa, from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa), from μέδω (médō, “rule over”).

Used in a sentence

  • It will be suggested here that the myth of Perseus, involving the decapitation of Medusa, is a narrative version of ritual.

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