Corycus

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proper noun

A mountain in Ionia, Greece

OriginLatin Corycus ← Ancient Greek Κώρυκος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountain in Ionia, Greece
  2. A mountain in Lydia, Turkey
  3. historicalThe name of various ancient towns and cities, including
    1. historicalA town in Ionia, near the mountain of the same name

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚώρυκος
  2. LatinCorycus
  3. EnglishCorycus

Borrowed from Latin Corycus, from Ancient Greek Κώρυκος (Kṓrukos).

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Translations

French Coryque
  • CoryqueTranslations
Italian Corico
  • CoricoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

succorycrocusy
Cite this entry
APA

Corycus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corycus

MLA

“Corycus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corycus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Corycus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corycus.

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