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ACHERONIAN
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
Example:
upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue
Synonyms:
Acheronian; Acherontic; Stygian
Classified under:
Similar:
dark (devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black)
Derivation:
Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)
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