Meaning Of The Word Lorelei
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Lorelei Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Lorelei?
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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