| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Nereid |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ne·re·id |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  nîr  - d |
| NOUN: | 1. Greek Mythology Any of the sea nymphs, the 50 daughters of Nereus. 2. The satellite of Neptune that is eighth in distance from the planet. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin Nrïs, Nrïd-, from Greek, from Nreus, Nereus.
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