CEFR B1

arachne

noun

Meaning

arachne means (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses arachne to mean (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into....
The teacher asked students to find arachne in the reading.

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arachne (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses arachne to mean (Greek mythology) A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into....
The teacher asked students to find arachne in the reading.

How to Use arachne

a/the arachne (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a arachne."
arachne in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked arachne in context before translating it."

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