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parnassus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parnassus \Par*nas"sus\, n. [L., fr Gr ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}, and {Parnassia}. {To climb Parnassus}, to write poetry. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Parnassus n : a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: {Parnassus}, {Mount Parnassus}, {Liakoura}]
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