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Hercules' choice

Hercules' choice noun: toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure.

Noun

Hercules' choice

  1. toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure

Origin of Hercules' choice

From a famous story in Xenophon's Memorabilia.

Questions about Hercules' choice

What does Hercules' choice mean?
Hercules' choice means toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure.
What part of speech is Hercules' choice?
Hercules' choice is a noun.

Words near Hercules' choice in the dictionary

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  10. Herculeses
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