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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAMADRYAD

From Latin Hamādryas, from Greek Hamadruas, from hama together with + drus tree.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HAMADRYAD

hamadryad  [ˌhæməˈdraɪəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMADRYAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hamadryad 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 HAMADRYAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hamadryad

Hamadryad

A hamadryad is a Greek mythological being that lives in trees. They are a particular type of dryad, which in turn are a particular type of nymph. Hamadryads are born bonded to a particular tree. Some believe that hamadryads are the actual tree, while normal dryads are simply the entities, or spirits, of the trees. If the tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For that reason, dryads and the gods punished any mortals who harmed trees. The Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus lists eight Hamadryads, the daughters of Oxylus and Hamadryas: ▪ Karya ▪ Balanos ▪ Kraneia ▪ Morea ▪ Aigeiros ▪ Ptelea ▪ Ampelos ▪ Syke Their mother, Hamadryas, is immortalized in the name of two genera: that of the Cracker butterfly, and that of the northernmost monkey in Asia Minor, the Hamadryas baboon. The Cracker Butterfly is more arboreal than most butterflies, as it commonly camouflages itself on trees. It feeds not on nectar but on sap, rotting fruit and dung. The Hamadryas baboon however is one of the least arboreal monkeys but it was the most common monkey in Hellenic lands. Hamadryad is referenced as a whole in Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "Sonnet To Science.

Definition of hamadryad in the English dictionary

The definition of hamadryad in the dictionary is one of a class of nymphs, each of which inhabits a tree and dies with it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAMADRYAD


attired
əˈtaɪəd
desired
dɪˈzaɪəd
dryad
ˈdraɪəd
gas-fired
ˈɡæsˌfaɪəd
inspired
ɪnˈspaɪəd
jeremiad
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd
mired
ˈmaɪəd
overtired
ˌəʊvərˈtaɪəd
pleiad
ˈplaɪəd
required
rɪˈkwaɪəd
retired
rɪˈtaɪəd
rubber-tyred
ˈrʌbəˌtaɪəd
time-expired
ˈtaɪmɪkˌspaɪəd
tired
ˈtaɪəd
underwired
ˌʌndəˈwaɪəd
undesired
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪəd
unexpired
ˌʌnɪksˈpaɪəd
unfired
ʌnˈfaɪəd
uninspired
ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd
wired
waɪəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMADRYAD

ham radio operator
ham-fisted
ham-handed
Hama
hamada
hamadryas
hamadryas baboon
hamal
Hamamatsu
hamamelidaceous
hamamelis
hamantasch
hamarthritis
hamartia
hamartiology
Hamas
hamate
hamate bone
Hamath
hamaul

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMADRYAD

ad
ahead
bad
cad
dad
dead
download
dyad
glad
had
head
Hyderabad
instead
iPad
lead
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Omayyad
spayad
Umayyad
yad

Synonyms and antonyms of hamadryad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hamadryad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAMADRYAD

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Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hamadríada
570 millions of speakers

English

hamadryad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hamadryad
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الصل الناشر الملكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гамадрил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hamadryad
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Translator English - Bengali

বনপরীবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

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hamadryad
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Translator English - Malay

Hamadryad
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Translator English - German

hamadryad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハマドリュアデス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hamadryad
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hamadryad
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hamadryad
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Translator English - Tamil

hamadryad
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Translator English - Marathi

हमाद्रिआद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hamadryad
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Translator English - Italian

amadriade
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hamadryad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гамадріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hamadryad
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νάγια φίδι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hamadryad
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hamadryad
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hamadryad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hamadryad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMADRYAD»

The term «hamadryad» is normally little used and occupies the 122.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMADRYAD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMADRYAD»

Discover the use of hamadryad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hamadryad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bell's New Pantheon; Or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, ...
A certain person named Rhaecus, perceiving an oak ready to fall, ordered his sons to support and fix it : the Hamadryad, who must have perished had the oak fallen, appeared to Rhaecus, and thanked him for saving her life, permitting him,  ...
John Bell, 1790
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The Foreign Quarterly Review
The Aphrodite. Is she there below? Or sits she here before me? as she sate Before the shepherd on those heights that shade The Hellespont, and brought his kindred woe. Hamadryad. Reverence the higher Powers; nor deem amiss Of her ...
‎1843
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Works: Imaginary conversations (continued) Citation and ...
said she. The old man went Without a warning from his master's son, Glad to escape, for sorely he now fear'd, And the axe shone behind him in their eyes. Hamadryad. And wouldst thou too shed the most innocent Of blood ? no vow demands ...
Walter Savage Landor, 1846
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The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].
Baid she. The old man went Without a warning from his master's son. Glad to escape, for sorely he now fear'd, And the axe shone behind him in their eyes. Hamadryad. And wouldst thou too shed the most innocent Of blood ? no vow demands ...
Walter Savage Landor, John Forster, 1853
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Time Enough for Love
Hamadryad,” he said, “that's not an easy question. At seventeen I was certain I was in love. But it was merely excess hormones and self-delusion. It was most of a thousand years later before I experienced the real thing—and didn't recognize  ...
Robert A. Heinlein, 1987
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Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Comes Back
"Indeed, cousin, it is too kind of you——" began Mary Poppins, but the Hamadryad held up his hood for silence. "Not at all. Not at all. You know that I change my skin from time to time and that one more or less means little to me. Am I not——?
P. L. Travers, 2007
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The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia
Similar species: Yellow-eyed Plane, Hamadryad, White-banded Plane. The Black -eyed Plane has the termen of the wings less rounded, and the HW underside white central band smaller compared to the Yellow-eyed Plane. It has a series of  ...
Michael F. Braby, 2004
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The Massachusetts Quarterly Review
Hamadryad. I seat me ; be thou seated, and content. Rhaicot. O sight for gods ! Ye men below ! adore The Aphrodite. It she there below f Or sits she here before me 1 as she sate Before the shepherd on those highths that shade The Hellespont ...
‎1849
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A Common Thread
But Dr. Hamadryad, had a hellishly simple and diabolic goal. Hejust wanted to rule the world and was ever persistent in his endeavor. Like all other dictators, satisfaction and success to him was total domination. He knew he must rely on ...
K. W. Hearth, 2013
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The New Monthly Magazine
Did you bouder some false Hamadryad ? * Did you take, in your steam-coach, a rove In search of the long-missing Pleiad ? * Mythology does not mention male Hamadryads ; but that is not my-tlwlogy, and therefore I take the liberty of judging  ...
‎1830

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMADRYAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hamadryad is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oakland County student knocked out of 2015 Scripps National …
In the third round, she spelled “hamadryad” right. Neha also got the vocabulary portion of the competition correct in both rounds. Her father ... «The Oakland Press, May 15»
2
Trees felled to make way for new school in Cardiff that may not even …
Land adjacent to the old Royal Hamadryad Hospital in Butetown has been earmarked for a new two-form entry school, which could house ... «WalesOnline, Apr 15»
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C Blogs of 02/16/15 + BACK FROM THE DEAD WRENCHISMS
The Hamadryad spirit of goodness you are ostensibly there to save in the book became a glib, careless, manipulator in our game. «Destructoid, Feb 15»
4
Cardiff Bay stroll for ramblers
Following Clarence Embankment towards Hamadryad Park, soon several boats being rowed furiously down the River Taff towards Cardiff Bay ... «Barry and District News, Feb 15»
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South Wales Echo letters: Monday, February 9, 2015
All being well, Ysgol Gymraeg Hamadryad will have its first children come September, with a new building opening its doors in 2017. At last, the ... «WalesOnline, Feb 15»
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South Wales Echo letters: Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Glan Ely Hospital, the Royal Hamadryad, St David's Hospital, Canton, but reopened with far less beds, Landsdown ... «WalesOnline, Feb 15»
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Cardiff council plans major schools shake-up
Land adjacent to the old Royal Hamadryad Hospital in Butetown has ... the Royal Hamadryad being transformed into a Welsh-medium school, ... «WalesOnline, Jan 15»
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Cardiff Hamadryad Hospital homes protest evokes the ships that …
And I wondered, how many of those residents realised what visions of our sea-slapped past that word “Hamadryad” evokes. It links us to a time ... «WalesOnline, Oct 14»
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Butetown residents unhappy at flats plan near Hamadryad Park
Affordable one and two-bedroom flats and 20 houses are planned in the grounds of the old Hamadryad Hospital in Butetown. «BBC News, Oct 14»
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101 Not So Random Encounters: Forest Kingdom
While the statblock of the CR 23 Vine creature hamadryad druid 8, Vessa Broadleaf, may be a glorious build, what makes this book awesome ... «NERD TREK, Oct 14»

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