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# oberon

noun (Oberon) (a name)

«oberon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) The king of the fairies in old European folklore and stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#m1)
2. (science) The second-largest moon of the planet Uranus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#m2)

### In the lessons

A name: Oberon appears in legends and in famous plays as the fairy king, husband of Titania. In astronomy, Oberon is a cold, icy, cratered moon of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

### Examples

- Oberon is the king of the fairies in the old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#x1)
- Oberon and Titania quarrelled over a magic flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#x2)
- Oberon is one of the moons of Uranus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#x3)
- William Herschel discovered Oberon with his telescope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#x4)
- The moon Oberon is covered in craters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/#x5)

### Note

A proper name, always with a capital O. Pronounced "OH-buh-ron". Uranus's moons are named after characters from English literature, like Titania and Miranda.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oberon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oberon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oberon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oberon.html) on Mova free.