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lethe |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e] or l[=e]th), n. [See {Lethal}.] Death.[Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e]), n. [L., fr Gr lh`qh, prop., forgetfulness; akin to lanqa`nesqai to forget, lanqa`nein to escape notice.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past. 2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Lethe n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive [syn: {Lethe}, {River Lethe}]
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