Meaning Of The Word Lorelei

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Lorelei in American English
a siren whose singing on a rock in the Rhine lures sailors to shipwreck on the reefs: originally a character in literature
noun: a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800

Lorelei in British English
noun: (in German legend) a siren, said to dwell on a rock at the edge of the Rhine south of Koblenz, who lures boatmen to destruction

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