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thebe
[ te-be ]
noun
- an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, one 100th of a pula.
Thebe
/ ˈθiːbɪ /
noun
- astronomy an inner satellite of Jupiter discovered in 1979
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thebe1
First recorded in 1975–80; from Setswana: literally, “shield”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thebe1
C20: named after Thebe , mythical queen of Thebes
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Example Sentences
And she, being subject in love to a god and to a man exceeding goodly, brought forth twin sons in seven-gated Thebe.
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Thebe is displayed in all Bibles a devout recognition of moral principles, and a strong manifestation of moral feeling.
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Isocrates now urges Thebe, the daughter of Jason, and her half-brothers to set up a popular government.
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Andromache was a daughter of E-ëʹti-on, king of Thebe, the town from which the maiden Chryseis was carried away.
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Thebe is distant from Astyra 70, and from Andeira 60 stadia.
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