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Definition of: hetaera
(hi·tir′ə) noun plural ·tae·rae (-tir′ē)
In ancient Greece, one of a class of professional entertainers or courtesans: composed of slaves, freedwomen, and foreigners. Also he·tai·ra (hi·tī′rə). [<Gk. hetaira, fem. of hetairos a companion]
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