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dido

1

[ dahy-doh ]

noun

, Informal.
, plural di·dos, di·does.
  1. a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
  2. a bauble or trifle.


Dido

2

[ dahy-doh ]

noun

  1. Phoenician Elissa. Classical Mythology. a queen of Carthage who killed herself when abandoned by Aeneas.
  2. a female given name.

Dido

1

/ ˈdaɪdəʊ /

noun

  1. classical myth a princess of Tyre who founded Carthage and became its queen. Virgil tells of her suicide when abandoned by her lover Aeneas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dido

2

/ ˈdaɪdəʊ /

noun

  1. an antic; prank; trick
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dido

  1. In Roman mythology , the founder and queen of Carthage in north Africa . She committed suicide in grief over the departure of her lover, the hero Aeneas .
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Notes

Dido is an image of the unhappy or unrequited lover.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dido1

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dido1

C19: originally US: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Romance goes afoul in Abby Rosebrock’s ‘Dido of Idaho’ at Echo Theater Company as offbeat comedy takes a brutal turn.

“Dido of Idaho,” an offbeat comedy by Abby Rosebrock at the Echo Theater Company, takes a shockingly dark turn.

The play, presented in the round in a characteristically vibrant Echo Theater Company production under the acute direction of Abigail Deser, starts with Nora and Michael in bed listening to an aria in Henry Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas.”

Dido’s love for Aeneas, of course, ends tragically, with Dido killing herself after her beloved abandons her to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome.

What happens in “Dido of Idaho” sometimes strains credulity.

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