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Meaning of GALATEA

Pronunciation:  `galu'teeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
 
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 See Also: mythical being

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gal`a*te"a\, n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war,
the material being used for children's sailor suits.]
A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality
and striped with blue or red on white.
 

 

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