Hippocrene
[ hip-uh-kreen, hip-uh-kree-nee ]
/ ˈhɪp əˌkrin, ˌhɪp əˈkri ni /
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noun
a spring on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
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Hip·po·cre·ni·an, adjectiveWords nearby Hippocrene
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Hippocrene
/ (ˈhɪpəʊˌkriːn, ˌhɪpəʊˈkriːnɪ) /
noun
a spring on Mount Helicon in Greece, said to engender poetic inspiration
Derived forms of Hippocrene
Hippocrenian, adjectiveWord Origin for Hippocrene
C17: via Latin from Greek hippos horse + krēnē spring
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