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pan•dure
(pan′jər, pan dŏŏr′, -dyŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Music and Dancebandore.
pan•do•ra
(pan dôr′ə, -dōr′ə),USA pronunciation n.
Pan•do•ra (pan dôr′ə, -dōr′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Music and Dancebandore.
Pan•do•ra (pan dôr′ə, -dōr′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.
- Greek Pandó̄ra, equivalent. to pan- pan- + dôr(on) gift + -a feminine noun, nominal ending
- Latin
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