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Polyhymnia

[ pol-i-him-nee-uh ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. the Muse of sacred music and dance.


Polyhymnia

/ ˌpɒlɪˈhɪmnɪə /

noun

  1. Greek myth the Muse of singing, mime, and sacred dance
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Polyhymnia1

< Latin, alteration of Greek Polȳ́mnia. See poly-, hymn, -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Polyhymnia1

Latin, from Greek Polumnia full of songs; see poly- , hymn
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Example Sentences

The wisest and most dignified of all the Muses is Polyhymnia, who presides over sacred music.

Again the perturbed Butts showed signs of a desire to assault the wooden incarnation of the spirit of the Polyhymnia.

It's off the Polyhymnia—name on the stern-sheets—evidence enough—notice, men!

The muse, Polyhymnia, soon emerged from the stage of childish stammering.

To Polyhymnia belonged that harmony of voice and gesture which gives a perfection to oratory and poetry.

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