How to pronounce dryad
American English pronunciation
DRY-ud
- IPA
- /ˈdɹaɪəd/
- Syllables
- DRY · ud (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dryad means
A nymph who lives in a tree in old myths
In a sentence: In the fairy tale, a dryad stepped out of the old oak to help the lost girl.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for a wood nymph, from the word for a tree.
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