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单词 Phlegethon
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Definition of Phlegethon in English:

Phlegethon

noun ˈflɛɡɪθɒnˈflɛdʒɪθɒn
poetic
  • Something regarded as resembling the mythical river Phlegethon; a river of fire, a seething torrent or turmoil.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Lord Byron (1788–1824), poet. From Phlegethon (classical Latin Phlegethont-, Phlegethōn, ancient Greek Φλεγέθοντ-, Φλεγέθων, lit. ‘burning, blazing’), the name of a mythological river of fire, one of the five rivers of Hades.

Definition of Phlegethon in US English:

Phlegethon

noun
poetic
  • Something regarded as resembling the mythical river Phlegethon; a river of fire, a seething torrent or turmoil.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Brown (bap. 1663, d. 1704), writer. From Phlegethon (classical Latin Phlegethont-, Phlegethōn, ancient Greek Φλεγέθοντ-, Φλεγέθων, lit. ‘burning, blazing’), the name of a mythological river of fire, one of the five rivers of Hades.

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