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Meaning of "Atropos" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATROPOS

Greek, from atropos that may not be turned, from a-1 + -tropos from trepein to turn.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATROPOS

Atropos  [ˈætrəˌpɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATROPOS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Atropos is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATROPOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Atropos

Atropos

Atropos or Aisa, in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta. Atropos or Aisa was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears." She worked along with her two sisters, Clotho, who spun the thread, and Lachesis, who measured the length. Atropos has been featured in several stories such as Atalanta and Achilles.

Definition of Atropos in the English dictionary

The definition of Atropos in the dictionary is the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATROPOS


EFTPOS
ˈɛftpɒs
epos
ˈɛpɒs
Nepos
ˈniːpɒs
poss
pɒs
topos
ˈtɒpɒs
tripos
ˈtraɪpɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATROPOS

Att. Gen.

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATROPOS

apropos
Barbados
Campos
Carlos
chaos
Comoros
cos
Davos
Eos
Gros
Jos
Juan Carlos
Laos
logos
malapropos
Marcos
Matopos
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pros
Santos

Synonyms and antonyms of Atropos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Atropos» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATROPOS

Find out the translation of Atropos to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Atropos from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Atropos» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

痛苦之源
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Atropos
570 millions of speakers

English

Atropos
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Atropos
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أتروبس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Атропа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atropos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Atropos
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

atropos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Atropos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atropos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アトロポス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Atropos
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atropos
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Atropos
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Atropos
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Atropos
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Atropos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Atropo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Atropos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Атропа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Atropos
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Άτροπος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

atropos
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

atropos
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Atropos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Atropos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATROPOS»

The term «Atropos» is normally little used and occupies the 117.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATROPOS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Atropos» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Atropos» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Atropos

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATROPOS»

Discover the use of Atropos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Atropos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hornblower and the Atropos
. . This is the fourth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C.S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horation Hornblower.
C. S. Forester, 2011
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Hornblower and the Atropos
. . This is the fourth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C.S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horation Hornblower.
Forester C.S., 2011
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Atropos
An electric thriller where spies go to battle, and the free world is at stake In the final installment in William DeAndrea’s Clifford Driscoll series, master spy Driscoll is “going tame”—that is, recovering from a near-death ...
William L. DeAndrea, 2012
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Captain Hornblower R.N.: Hornblower and the 'Atropos', The ...
Throughout his escapades Forester remains gallant, resourceful and courageous - the embodiment of all the most vivid in a great naval tradition.
C S Forester, 1987
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Efficient Data Organization and Management on Heterogeneous ...
4.5 Atropos logical volume manager This section briefly describes the storage device-specific data organization and the mechanisms exploited by Atropos in creating logical volumes that consist of either disk drives or a single MEMStore.
Minglong Shao, 2008
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Hardwicke's Science Gossip
We all know how difficult it is to shake off an impression deeply rooted in childhood, and it was not until I came to reflect upon the structure of the creature, that I for a moment doubted the power of Atropos to send the country folk sighing at the ...
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The Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
Atropos. Wings wanting. Antennae with about 15 joints. Sp. A. pulsatoria. Gen. Clothilla. With leathery winglets. Antennae with about 27 joints. Sp. C. studiosa. " Dr. Hagen's ' Synopsis of the Psocina without ocelli ' (Ent. Mo. Mag. ii. 121) was ...
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The zoologist: a popular miscellany of natural history
Occurrence of Acherontia Atropos in Norfolk. — This insect has occurred plentifully this season in the county. — Charles Muskett ; Norwich, October 9th, 1846. Occurrence of Acherontia Atropos near the Land's End. — I have received four of ...
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Focus on Computer Science Research
Atropos makes use of a well-known optimistic approach that allows all processors to continue processing without delay, but with the possibility that a processor may have to rollback to a previous state. In addition, Atropos dynamically keeps ...
Susan Shannon, 2004
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Pastiches, Parodies & Autres Imitations
"AN ATROPOS ALL IN BLACK" OR 1LL SEEN \\ORSE TRANSLATED: Beckett, Self-Translation and the Discourse of Death Sinead Mooney My contention is that Beckett is able in his late work to further his own writerly obsession with death, ...
Matthijs Engelberts, Marius Buning, Sjef Houppermans, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATROPOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Atropos is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fate and destiny are interwoven
The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, were like supernatural forces that occupied a realm even beyond the control of Zeus; they were the ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
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Lori Anderson: It's a grey day when hair starts changing
... spy the shadowy outlines of the goddesses Lachesis and Atropos who huddle in cahoots measuring and shortening the fragile threads of life. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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A story of love, longing and jazz in 1960s Bombay
In a column titled Random Jottings published by the Anglo-Lusitanian Journal in 1931, a writer calling himself Atropos noted that of the 37,000 ... «Quartz, May 15»
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The Three Fates: Destiny's Deities of Ancient Greece and Rome
Atropos meaning “inexorable” or “inevitable” was the cutter of the thread of life and appeared as a crone. She chose the manner of each ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»
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Playwriting doesn't get better or worse – but it does evolve
... the three Greek fates: Clotho, “the spinner”, Lachesis, “the measurer”, and Atropos, “the cutter” of the thread of life – hence the title of the play. «The Conversation AU, Apr 15»
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3 Way Greek Black Metal Split Seeing Release
... comradeship but also a conceptual album, unified by the idea of the Three Fates (Moerae) of Greek mythology (Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos). «Metal Underground, Mar 15»
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Art Review: Kathleen Montgomery invites exploration of place at …
... Lachesis and Atropos — represented by solid truncated forms, and moves into a realm of reductive sculpture and works on paper referencing ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 15»
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Klotho and the Thread of Life – Can We Delay Aging?
The three sisters, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, daughters of Zeus and Themis, controlled the thread of human life. Each Fate had a task: ... «Brain Blogger, Mar 15»
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'Big Brother' star to take on Staten Island bartender role in 'My Big …
Newest | Oldest. atropos 5ptsFeatured Mar 12, 2015. Um, who cares!! FlagShare. LikeReply. Rob Bailey-Millado 5ptsFeatured Mar 12, 2015. «SILive.com, Mar 15»
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Apple unveiling: Watch, gold Macbook, HBO on phones and more
Newest | Oldest. atropos 5ptsFeatured Mar 9, 2015. Apple is a cult. Their latest kool aid drink is this watch. FlagShare. 1 LifeIsWhatYouMakeIt ... «SILive.com, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Atropos [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/atropos>. May 2024 ».
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