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SEMELE

\sˈɛmɛl], \sˈɛmɛl], \s_ˈɛ_m_ɛ_l]\

Definitions of SEMELE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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sem'e-l[=e], n. a genus of bivalves. [Gr. Semel[=e], the mother of Bacchus.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

[Gr.] (Myth.) The mother of Dionysos or Bacchus. See Bacchanalian.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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