CEFR C2

Ainur

proper noun

Meaning

Divine or angelic beings in J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology, created by Ilúvatar before the world itself.

Examples

The Ainur sang the world into existence through the Music of the Ainur.
Some Ainur, like the Valar and Maiar, descended into Arda to shape and govern it.

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Ainur (C2)

proper noun

Pronunciation: [ˈaɪnʊr]

Definition

Divine or angelic beings in J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology, created by Ilúvatar before the world itself.

Examples

The Ainur sang the world into existence through the Music of the Ainur.
Some Ainur, like the Valar and Maiar, descended into Arda to shape and govern it.
Morgoth was the most powerful of the Ainur who fell into evil.

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