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Phlegethontic

Phlegethontic adjective: of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.

Adjective

Phlegethontic (comparative more Phlegethontic, superlative most Phlegethontic)

  1. Of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.
    • His soul was but a black gulf into which poured the Phlegethontic cataract of their conversation.1867, George MacDonald, Alec Forbes of Howglen, page 319
    Synonyms:
    Phlegethontal

Synonyms of Phlegethontic

Forms of Phlegethontic

comparativemore Phlegethontic
superlativemost Phlegethontic

Questions about Phlegethontic

What does Phlegethontic mean?
Phlegethontic means of or relating to the river Phlegethon in the underworld of Ancient Greek mythology.
What part of speech is Phlegethontic?
Phlegethontic is an adjective.

Words near Phlegethontic in the dictionary

  1. phleboviral
  2. phlebovirus
  3. phleboviruses
  4. Phlegethon
  5. Phlegethontal
  6. Phlegethontic
  7. phlegethontiid
  8. phlegethontiids
  9. Phlegeton
  10. phlegm
  11. phlegm-cutter

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