Nestor
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Nes·tor
(nĕs′tər, -tôr′)n. Greek Mythology
1. A hero celebrated as an elderly and wise counselor to the Greeks at Troy.
2. often nestor A venerable and wise old man.
[Greek Nestōr.]
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Nestor
(ˈnɛstɔː)n
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War
2. (sometimes not capital) a wise old man; sage
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Nes•tor
(ˈnɛs tər, -tɔr)n.
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
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Noun | 1. | Nestor - (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
2. | Nestor - a genus of Psittacidae bird genus - a genus of birds family Psittacidae, Psittacidae - coextensive with the order Psittaciformes kea, Nestor notabilis - large brownish-green New Zealand parrot |
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Нестор