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Amphitriʹte (either 3 or 4 syl.)

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The sea. In classic mythology, the wife of Neptune (Greek, amphi-trio for tribo, rubbing or wearing away [the shore] on all sides).

“His weary chariot sought the bowers

Of Amphitritë and her tending nymphs.”


Thomson: Summer. (1625–6).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Amoret
Amorous (The)
Amour propre
Amparo de Pobres
Ampersand
Amphialus
Amphictyonic Council
Amphigons
Amphigouri
Amphion
Amphitrite (either 3 or 4 syl.)
Amphitryon
Amphrysian Prophetess (Amphrysia Vatēs)
Ampoulle (Sainte)
Amram’s Son
Amri
Amrita
Amsanctus
Amuck
Amulet
Amundeville

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Am`phitrite