First Known Use: 14th century
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Phaedra
noun Phae·dra \ˈfē-drə\
Definition of PHAEDRA
: a daughter of Minos who marries Theseus and falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus
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Origin of PHAEDRA
Latin, from Greek Phaidra
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