Meleager

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɛlɪˈeɪɡə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mel′ē ā′jər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mel•e•a•ger  (mel′ē ā′jər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographicalfl. 1st centuryb.c.,Greek epigrammatist.
[Class. Myth.]the heroic son of Althaea, an Argonaut, and the slayer of the Calydonian boar. Cf. Calydonian hunt. Also, Mel•e•ag•ros  (mel′ē ag′ros).USA pronunciation 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Meleager /ˌmɛlɪˈeɪɡə/ n
  1. one of the Argonauts, slayer of the Calydonian boar
'Meleager' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Althaea - Calydonian hunt - Deianira - Meleagrides

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