Etymology

Symplegades

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Today it means: A pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel passed through. Full definition →

Latin Symplēgades ← Ancient Greek Συμπληγάδες
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣυμπληγάδες
  2. Latin · borrowed fromSymplēgades
  3. English todaySymplegades

Borrowed from Latin Symplēgades, from Ancient Greek Συμπληγάδες (Sumplēgádes).

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