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Brewer's: Hetærism
(3 syl.). Prostitution.
The Greek hetaira (a concubine). According to Plato, “Meretrix, specioso nomine rem odiosam denolante.” (Plut. et Athen.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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