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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Acrocephalidae.

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Examples

  • In Scandinavia, a character called Iduna kept a box of apples that, when tasted by the gods, gave them new youth.

    Songs of the Humpback Whale Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 1992

  • Athalbrand, slew each other upon the seas at night because of a quarrel about a woman who was known as Iduna the Fair.

    The Wanderer's Necklace Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • No sooner had "Iduna," the organ of the Gothic League, published the first nine cantos (1821), than all Sweden resounded with enthusiastic applause; and even from beyond the boundaries of the fatherland came voices of praise.

    Essays on Scandinavian Literature Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871

  • These temporary adidas were worn during FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier match between Germany and Russia at the Signal Iduna Park on October 11, 2008 in Dortmund, Germany.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Azmie aka switch image 2009

  • These temporary adidas were worn during FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier match between Germany and Russia at the Signal Iduna Park on October 11, 2008 in Dortmund, Germany.

    Russia National team 'Adidas' 2008/09 team Azmie aka switch image 2009

  • Thanks to a high-tempo, attacking style that draws on the speed and energy of German football's youngest team, Dortmund has bamboozled opponents all season, currently sits five points clear at the top of the table with three games remaining, and can clinch the title with a win at its Signal Iduna Park stadium this weekend.

    Dortmund Rises From the Ashes Eyk Henning 2011

  • And as I drove I was telling you about the stunning Iduna, a buckskin filly I have just purchased against all reason, I know.

    In the Fullness of Time Emily W. Upham 2010

  • Later I learned that Iduna was the Norse goddess married to the god of poetry, eloquence and music.

    In the Fullness of Time Emily W. Upham 2010

  • Its leader, Iduna Laube, having the absolute support of the association, soon established a school for sewing linen and a commercial school with courses in embroidery, lace-making, dressmaking, and housekeeping.

    Trafficking Materials and Gendered Experimental Practices: Radium Research in Early 20th Century Vienna 2007

  • The end for Germany came not in glorious triumph Sunday in Berlin's Olympiastadion, as an entire country hoped, but in stunned disbelief here Tuesday in Signal Iduna Park, a pitch that had always been a safe haven.

    USATODAY.com - Germany's World Cup run ends after Italy's goals late in overtime 2006

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