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hetaera

noun
he·​tae·​ra | \ hi-ˈtir-É™ How to pronounce hetaera (audio) \
variants: or hetaira \ hi-​ˈtÄ«-​rÉ™ How to pronounce hetaira (audio) \
plural hetaerae\ hi-​ˈtir-​(ËŒ)Ä“ How to pronounce hetaerae (audio) \ or hetaeras or hetairas or hetairai\ hi-​ˈtÄ«-​ËŒrÄ« How to pronounce hetairai (audio) \

Definition of hetaera

1 : one of a class of highly cultivated courtesans in ancient Greece

First Known Use of hetaera

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for hetaera

Greek hetaira, literally, companion, feminine of hetairos

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