First Known Use: 14th century
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Tereus
noun Te·reus \ˈtir-ˌyüs, ˈtē-ˌrüs\
Definition of TEREUS
: the husband of Procne who rapes his sister-in-law Philomela
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Origin of TEREUS
Latin, from Greek Tēreus
Rhymes with TEREUS
Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, Atreus, 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, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose
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