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Meaning of 'parnassus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Parnassus [ n.]
- A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.

Meaning of 'parnassus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . parnassus [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
Example in sentence:
  • Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus

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