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Meaning of Siren in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsaɪrən/
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Noun
Siren
Etymology
Middle English (denoting an imaginary type of snake): from Old French sirene, from late Latin Sirena, feminine of Latin Siren, from Greek Seirēn
Definitions
1.
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
Examples
« Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song »
2.
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
3.
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
4.
an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
5.
eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs
Examples
« have permanent external gills »