Symplegades

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proper noun

A pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel passed through.

OriginLatin Symplēgades ← Ancient Greek Συμπληγάδες →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Symplegades pl (plural only)
  1. Greekpluralplural onlyhuman sciencesA pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel passed through.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΣυμπληγάδες
  2. LatinSymplēgades
  3. EnglishSymplegades

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

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Translations

French Symplégades
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German Symplegaden
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Italian Simplegadi
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Latin Symplēgades
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Russian Симплегады
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APA

Symplegades. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Symplegades

MLA

“Symplegades.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Symplegades. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Symplegades,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Symplegades.

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