Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore.
- noun A satellite of Uranus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medieval myth., the king of the fairies.
- noun A satellite of the planet Uranus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Mediæval Mythol.) The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
fictional character inmedieval andRenaissance literature, for example in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream". - proper noun The
outermost majormoon ofUranus .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One monkey in the 8000 range took a liking to the name Oberon and typed it half a dozen times.
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Marshall Moore 2011
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Tough men, all of them, unless "Oberon" is mention and they squeal and cover their ears.
Ashland joshenglish 2008
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By the time Oberon is talking about briar, we are all lying on the bed with the eggs sitting in front of us, in a nest of sorts, and we're looking at them.
slayground: Poetry Friday: A Midsummer Night's Dream Little Willow 2006
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He remembered the name Oberon, a bandit lord reputed to command a band of ogres to the north of Bloten.
Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993
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Scherasmin has regained his long-lost horn, by means of which he casts a spell on everybody, until, blowing it with all his might, he calls Oberon to their aid.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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"Oberon" -- is there anybody in Germany who still reads Wieland's
Love's Pilgrimage Upton Sinclair 1923
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The name Oberon appears first in English literature in Lord Berners 'translation of _Huon of Bordeaux_ (c.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
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The Oberon was the great local countertenor Brian Asawa, Tytania was the British soprano Sylvia McNair, and the dozen fairies were San Francisco Boys Chorus members.
Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" sfmike 2007
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"I can see no reason to call Oberon's attention to us."
Ill Met By Moonlight Lackey, Mercedes 2005
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The hero of that scene is called Oberon, one of the feigned names which Hawthorne himself used at times in contributing to periodicals.
A Study Of Hawthorne Lathrop, George P 1876
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