Thanatos

noun

Than·​a·​tos ˈtha-nə-ˌtäs How to pronounce Thanatos (audio)

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But if Moo Deng was this year’s Eros, Crumbs the cat was its Thanatos. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024 Love Is a Gun is the directorial debut of 33-year-old Taiwanese actor Lee Hong-Chi, best known for his starring role in Thanatos, Drunk, which won him the best new performer prize at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards in 2015. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023 And, yes, there’s more than a hint of Thanatos at work here. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023

Word History

Etymology

Greek, death; akin to Sanskrit adhvanīt it vanished

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Thanatos was in 1935

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“Thanatos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thanatos. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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Thanatos

noun
Than·​a·​tos ˈthan-ə-ˌtäs How to pronounce Thanatos (audio)

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