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Mnemosyne

Syllabification: (Mne·mos·y·ne)
Greek Mythology
Definition of Mnemosyne
  • the Greek goddess of memory, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.

Origin:

from Greek mnēmosunē, literally 'memory'

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