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NEREIDS

\nˈɛɹe͡ɪdz], \nˈɛɹe‍ɪdz], \n_ˈɛ_ɹ_eɪ_d_z]\

Definitions of NEREIDS

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

[Gr.] (Gr. Myth.) Daughters of Nereus, the god of the sea. Amphitrite, Galatea, and Thetis the mother of Achilles, were among their number. See Naiads; Nymphs.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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