ACHILLES meaning: Tendon connecting calf to heel

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Achilles: Merriam-Webster
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Achilles: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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achilles: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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achilles: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Achilles: Encyclopedia

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Achilles: Extragalactic Astronomy

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Achilles)

▸ noun:  (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.
▸ noun:  (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
▸ noun:  (astronomy) The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles.

Similar:

Akhilles, Peleus, Patroclus, Agamemnon, Anchises, hector, Achelous, Aias, Thetis, myrmidon, more...

Opposite:

Hector, opponent, rival, adversary

Phrases:

Achilles tendon, Achilles heel, Achilles tendinitis, achilles tendons, achilles tendonitis, more...

Adjectives:

great, foot, young, tendo, fierce, dead, noble, swift, godlike, mighty, stern

Colors:

crimson, scarlet, gold, bronze, olive, more...

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