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Meaning of ERATO

Pronunciation:  'eru`tow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Er"a*to\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to love.] (Class.
Myth.)
The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.
 
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