| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| alastor |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·las·tor |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -l s tr, -tôr |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also A·las·tor |
| NOUN: | An avenging deity or spirit, the masculine personification of Nemesis, frequently evoked in Greek tragedy. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek alast r, from alastos, unforgettable : a-, not; see a–1 + lanthanein, lath-, to escape notice.
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