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Definition of: Irene
(ī·rēn′; Ger. ē·rā′nə, Ital. ē·rā′nā)
A feminine personal name. Also Fr. I·rène (ē·ren′). [<Gk., peace]
—Irene
In Greek mythology, the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis: identified with the Roman Pax.
—Irene,
752–803, Byzantine empress, wife of Leo IV, East Roman emperor.
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