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Thalia¹

  • /θəˈlaɪ.ə/
  • /ˈθɑːliə/

Rhymes with -aɪə

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”).

proper noun

  1. Greek The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
  2. Greek One of the three Graces/Charites.
  3. 23 Thalia, a main belt asteroid.

    Similar: 23 Thalia, ㉓

  4. The comedy mask.
  5. Socks, as a symbol of comedy.
  6. rare A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  7. A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia

thalia²

Where it comes from

From the genus name.

noun thalias

  1. Any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats. Thalias are herbaceous perennials with long-stalked, calathea- or canna-like, all-basal leaves, the stalks of which enfold each other toward their bases to produce false stems.

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name the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry

EspañolTalía
한국어탈리아 Tallia
日本語タレイア Tareia
PortuguêsTália
FrançaisThalie
ΕλληνικάΘάλεια Tháleia
РусскийТа́лия Tálija

name one of the three Graces

EspañolTalía
한국어탈리아 Tallia
日本語タレイア Tareia
PortuguêsTália
РусскийТа́лия Tálija

name Asteroid

中文司劇星 /司剧星 Sījùxīng

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@misc{thalia_2026,
  title = {thalia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thalia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}