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Proserpina

Pronunciation: /prəˈsəːpɪnə/

(also Proserpine /-pɪni/)

Roman Mythology

Definition of Proserpina

Roman name for Persephone.

Proserpina in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Proserpina in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

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proselytize
proseminar
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prosenchyma
Proserpina
prosimian
prosit
Prosobranchia
prosocial
prosodic analysis

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offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ

noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …