melpomene

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Melpomene
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Melpomene \Mel*pom"e*ne\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the
   songstress, fr. ?, ?, to sing.]
   1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse of tragedy.
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   2. (Astron.) The eighteenth asteroid.
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