E|lec|tra

E|lec|tra
E|lec|tra «ih LEHK truh», noun.
1. Greek Legend. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Electra urged her brother, Orestes, to kill their mother and her lover to avenge the murder of their father.
2. one of the Pleiades.
3. a style of modern printing type.

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  • lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… …   English syllables

  • tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

  • in´tra|mo|lec´u|lar|ly — in|tra|mo|lec|u|lar «IHN truh muh LEHK yuh luhr», adjective. occurring or acting within a molecule or molecules: »An acceptable sunscreen must…not undergo any intramolecular changes that would affect its absorptive capacity (New Scientist).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|tra|mo|lec|u|lar — «IHN truh muh LEHK yuh luhr», adjective. occurring or acting within a molecule or molecules: »An acceptable sunscreen must…not undergo any intramolecular changes that would affect its absorptive capacity (New Scientist). –in´tra|mo|lec´u|lar|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|tra|mo|lec|u|lar — «EHKS truh muh LEHK yuh luhr», adjective. outside the molecule …   Useful english dictionary

  • Electra complex — E|lec|tra com|plex [ ı lektrə ,kampleks ] noun singular the unconscious sexual feelings that a daughter has towards her father, according to the PSYCHOANALYTIC theories of Sigmund Freud …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Electra — E•lec•tra [[t]ɪˈlɛk trə[/t]] n. myt the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus …   From formal English to slang

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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