First Known Use: 14th century
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Philomela
noun Phil·o·me·la \ˌfi-lə-ˈmē-lə\
Definition of PHILOMELA
: an Athenian princess in Greek mythology raped and deprived of her tongue by her brother-in-law Tereus, avenged by the killing of his son, and changed into a nightingale while fleeing from him
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Origin of PHILOMELA
Latin, from Greek Philomēlē
Rhymes with PHILOMELA
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