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Daphnis in a sentence

Daphnis meaning

A moon of Saturn.

Using Daphnis

  • The main meaning on this page is: A moon of Saturn.
  • In the example corpus, daphnis often appears in combinations such as: daphnis et, daphnis and, as daphnis.

Context around Daphnis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

instructing 1× moons 1× novel 1× year 1×

Often after:

promises 1× recounts 1× too 1×

Sentence patterns with Daphnis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1920s including daphnis et chloé 1× daphnis and pan 1× daphnis in daphnis et chloé 1× daphnis promises to 1× daphnis recounts that 1× daphnis too was 1× fokine as daphnis in daphnis 1× following year daphnis et chloé 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

daphnis and pan 1× daphnis promises to 1× daphnis recounts that 1× daphnis too was 1× kilpatrick p 132 1× lesure and nectoux 1×

Common sentence endings:

across the sea 1× balance in performance 1× book 2 34 1× can never find 1× its ring materials 1× on the syrinx 1×

Words around Daphnis

Just before it in the word index:

daphney 5 daphnephoros 2 daphne 177 daphine 2 dapello 2 dapchi 64

Just after it in the word index:

dapi 3 dapia 2 dapin 2 dapitan 3 dapivirine 2 dapkiunas 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Daphnis

  • In this selection, "daphnis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, instructing, moons, novel, promises, recounts and too stand out and add context to how "daphnis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1920s including daphnis et chloé and daphnis and pan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "daphnis" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with daphnis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pan instructing Daphnis on the syrinx. (6 words)

Daphnis promises to tell her the story of Echo in exchange for ten more kisses. (15 words)

Longus makes reference to Syrinx in his tale of "Daphnis and Chloe" in Book 2:34. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Sackville-West and Shawe-Taylor, p. 611 In some of his scores from the 1920s, including Daphnis et Chloé, Ravel frequently divides his upper strings, having them play in six to eight parts while the woodwind are required to play with extreme agility. (43 words)

Quoted in Goddard, p. 292 Original setting for Daphnis et Chloé by Leon Bakst (1912) For all Ravel's orchestral mastery, only four of his works were conceived as concert works for symphony orchestra: Rapsodie espagnole, La valse and the two concertos. (42 words)

Some of his piano music, such as Gaspard de la nuit (1908), is exceptionally difficult to play, and his complex orchestral works such as Daphnis et Chloé (1912) require skilful balance in performance. (33 words)

Example sentences (13)

Kilpatrick, p. 132 Michel Fokine as Daphnis in Daphnis et Chloé In 1912 Ravel had three ballets premiered.

Pan instructing Daphnis on the syrinx.

Daphnis and Pan, the two that sit closest to Saturn, have seen the most influence from its ring materials.

Saturn's moons Daphnis and Pan demonstrate their effects on the planet's rings in this view from the Cassini spacecraft.

At one point in the novel, Daphnis and Chloe are staring out at the boats gliding across the sea.

Daphnis promises to tell her the story of Echo in exchange for ten more kisses.

Daphnis recounts that Pan himself oft hears his very own pipes and, giving chase across the mountains, looks in vain for the secret student he can never find.

Daphnis too was a herdsman loved by a goddess and punished by her: see Theocritus ' First Idyll.

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Lesure and Nectoux, p. 10 The following year Daphnis et Chloé and L'heure espagnole were successfully revived at the Paris Opéra.

Longus makes reference to Syrinx in his tale of "Daphnis and Chloe" in Book 2:34.

Quoted in Goddard, p. 292 Original setting for Daphnis et Chloé by Leon Bakst (1912) For all Ravel's orchestral mastery, only four of his works were conceived as concert works for symphony orchestra: Rapsodie espagnole, La valse and the two concertos.

Sackville-West and Shawe-Taylor, p. 611 In some of his scores from the 1920s, including Daphnis et Chloé, Ravel frequently divides his upper strings, having them play in six to eight parts while the woodwind are required to play with extreme agility.

Some of his piano music, such as Gaspard de la nuit (1908), is exceptionally difficult to play, and his complex orchestral works such as Daphnis et Chloé (1912) require skilful balance in performance.

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Common combinations with daphnis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "daphnis" mean?
Daphnis means: A moon of Saturn.
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