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syrtes

syrtes is the plural of syrtis.

Meaning of syrtis

Noun

syrtis (plural syrtes)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of quicksand.
    Synonyms:
    quicksand
  2. (archaic) Synonym of bog.
    • ... Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea
      Nor good dry land ...1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
    Synonyms:
    bog

Questions about syrtes

What is syrtes the plural of?
Syrtes is the plural of syrtis.

Words near syrtes in the dictionary

  1. syrs
  2. syrt
  3. syrtaki
  4. syrtakis
  5. Syrte
  6. syrtes
  7. syrtic
  8. syrtis
  9. syrtos
  10. syrts
  11. syrup

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