Etymology

Antigone

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Today it means: the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology Full definition →

Latin Antigonē ← Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈντιγόνη
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromAntigonē
  3. English todayAntigone

From Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη (Antigónē).

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