pygmalion

/pɪɡˈmeɪliən/

noun 2name 1

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ADJ.

greatest, present

VERB + PYGMALION

reigned

PYGMALION + NOUN

sea, sin, swoln

PREP.

in, out, with

ADV.

miserly, undoubtedly

Definitions

noun

One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with).

name

A legendary sculptor who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with.

noun

Alternative form of pygmalion (“one who acts in a way reminiscent of the sculptor”).

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Can we present your Pygmalion?

Tatoeba · #4256538

Pygmalion fell in love with the statue he had carved.

Tatoeba · #5838158

"But soon her brother filled the throne of Tyre, / Pygmalion, swoln with sin."

Tatoeba · #6787239

But in Tyre reigned her brother, Pygmalion, undoubtedly the greatest of villains.

Tatoeba · #13564908

They seize ships about to set sail and, loading them with gold, take the riches of the miserly Pygmalion out to sea: a woman leads the enterprise!

Tatoeba · #13564988

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