thalia

Noun
US[theyl-yuh]/ˈθeɪljə/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetryInstance of Muse
  2. (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; the one who blossomsType of Grace
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Tha·li′a noun

Origin: L., fr. Gr. Θάλεια, originally, blooming, luxuriant, akin to θάλλειν to be luxuriant.

Class. Myth. (a) That one of the nine Muses who presided over comedy. (b) One of the three Graces. (c) One of the Nereids.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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