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Lethe definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LE'THE, n. le'thee. [Gr. forgetfulness; L. lateo, to be hid.] Oblivion; a draught of oblivion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive [syn: Lethe, River Lethe]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek L?th?, from l?th? forgetfulness; akin to Greek lanthanein to escape notice, lanthanesthai to forget — more at latent Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a river in Hades whose waters cause drinkers to forget their past 2. oblivion, forgetfulness • lethean adjective, often capitalized

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (in Greek mythology) a river in Hades producing forgetfulness of the past. 2 such forgetfulness. Derivatives: Lethean adj. Etymology: L, use of Gk lethe forgetfulness (as LETHARGY)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lethe Le"the (l[=e]"th[-e] or l[=e]th), n. [See Lethal.] Death.[Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lethe Le"the (l[=e]"th[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. lh`qh, prop., forgetfulness; akin to lanqa`nesqai to forget, lanqa`nein to escape notice.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past. 2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.