Cimmerian
[ si-meer-ee-uhn ]
/ sɪˈmɪər i ən /
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adjective
Classical Mythology. of, relating to, or suggestive of a northern people believed to dwell in perpetual darkness.
very dark; gloomy: deep, Cimmerian caverns.
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Origin of Cimmerian
First recorded in 1580–1600; from the Latin plural noun Cimmeriī, from the Greek plural noun Kimmérioi, a mythical people mentioned in book 11 of the Odyssey as living at the edge of Oceanus, the stream that surrounds the earth, in a city wrapped in mist and fog, where the sun never shines, near the entrance to Hades
OTHER WORDS FROM Cimmerian
Cim·me·ri·an·ism, nounWords nearby Cimmerian
cimelia, cimeliarch, Ciment Fondu, cimetidine, cimex, Cimmerian, Cimon, C. in C., cinch, cinch belt, cinchona
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British Dictionary definitions for Cimmerian
Cimmerian
/ (sɪˈmɪərɪən) /
adjective
(sometimes not capital) very dark; gloomy
noun
Greek myth one of a people who lived in a land of darkness at the edge of the world
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