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Parnassus

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Par•nas•sus (pär nas′əs),USA pronunciation n.

Place Names Mount. Modern, Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. ab. 8000 ft. (2440 m).
Literaturea collection of poems or of elegant literature.
Literaturethe world of poetry or poets collectively:a rhymester striving to enter Parnassus.
Literatureany center of poetry or artistic activity:Greenwich Village was once the Parnassus of the U.S.

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Parnassus /pɑːˈnæsəs/ n

Mount Parnassus ⇒ a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft)Modern Greek names: Parnassós /ˌparnaˈsɔs/, Liákoura
- the world of poetry
- a centre of poetic or other creative activity
a collection of verse or belles-lettres

'Parnassus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Castalia - Delphi - Liákoura - Parnassian - Daedalion - gradus - grass-of-Parnassus

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