First Known Use: 15th century
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Atreus
noun \ˈā-ˌtrüs, -trē-əs\
Definition of ATREUS
: a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
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Origin of ATREUS
Greek
Rhymes with ATREUS
Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, disuse, educe, effuse, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, induce, Lanús, misuse, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Tereus, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose
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