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How to say: achilles
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Achilles
Syllables
achilles
US accent
/ɐkˈɪliːz/
UK accent
/ɐkˈɪliːz/
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Definition
Definition — a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'