First Known Use: 1580
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Electra
noun Elec·tra \i-ˈlek-trə\
Definition of ELECTRA
: a sister of Orestes who aids him in killing their mother Clytemnestra
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Origin of ELECTRA
Latin, from Greek Ēlektra
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