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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A king of Cyprus who carved and then fell in love with a statue of a woman, which Aphrodite brought to life as Galatea.

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  • noun (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea

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