Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Thalia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thalia \Tha*li"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Qa`leia, originally,
blooming, luxuriant, akin to qa`llein to be luxuriant.]
(Class. Myth.)
(a) That one of the nine Muses who presided over comedy.
(b) One of the three Graces.
(c) One of the Nereids.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Thalia
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
[syn: {Thalia}]
2: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces [syn: {Thalia}]
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