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ariel
/ˈɛɹiəl/
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What does ariel mean?
noun
- A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
- Misspelling of aerial.
proper noun
- A name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew, also ascribed to spirits and angels in English literature.
- A female given name from Hebrew, used mainly since the 1980s.
- The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.
- An Israeli settlement and city in the central West Bank.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɛɹiəl/
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Enter divers Spirits, in shape of dogs and hounds, and hunt them about; Prospero and Ariel setting them on.
"A deal of Ariel, just a streak of Puck, Much Antony, of Hamlet most of all, And something of the Shorter Catechist."
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Or a Toucan (Rhamphastos ariel) silently hopped or ran along and up the branches, peeping into chinks and crevices.
The world is certainly progressing toward physical redemption when even the Irish laborer abridges his cabbage-patch for the sake of small fruits--food which a dainty Ariel could not despise.
We can hardly suppose that she had ever seen Ariel, and Caliban was a detestable object whom her father took good care to keep as much out of her way as possible.