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| A·don·is [ ə dónniss, ə dṓniss ] (plural A·don·is·es) |
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1. handsome man in Greek mythology: in Greek mythology, a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite and Persephone. He was killed while hunting boar, but was allowed by Zeus to divide his time between Aphrodite on earth and Persephone in the underworld.
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2. handsome youth: an extremely handsome young man
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| [Late 16th century. < Greek Adōnis< Phoenician ædōnī "my lord"] |
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