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mnemosyne
/nɪˈmɒ.sɪ.ni/
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What does mnemosyne mean?
proper noun
- A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory, who is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.
- 57 Mnemosyne, a main belt asteroid.
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/nɪˈmɒ.sɪ.ni/
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/nɪˈmɒ.zɪ.ni/
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The arts of poetry, music, dancing, according to classic mythology, were presided over by nine goddesses, or Muses, daughters of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, "Muse-mother," as Mrs. Browning terms her.