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ossa
1[ os-uh ]
Ossa
2[ os-uh ]
noun
- a mountain in E Greece, in Thessaly. 6,490 feet (1,978 meters).
ossa
1/ ˈɒsə /
Ossa
2/ ˈɒsə /
noun
- a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly: famous in mythology for the attempt of the twin giants, Otus and Ephialtes, to reach heaven by piling Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa. Height: 1978 m (6489 ft)
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The temporal bones, and the ossa bregmatis are the same as in man, but in apes and monkeys these bones are of a different form.
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Adding insufferable snobbishness to his present personality was piling Pelion on Ossa.
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Ostendens duo ossa quod dicebat illa esse quæ ceciderunt de talis suis.
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If all my ascensions could be put together, they would out-top Olympus and make Ossa a wart.
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And so on, and so on: Ossa on Pelion of rapture and young delight and wonder, when suddenly a heavy hand was laid on his shoulder.
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