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Hippocrene

[ hip-uh-kreen, hip-uh-kree-nee ]
/ ˈhɪp əˌkrin, ˌhɪp əˈkri ni /

noun

a spring on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Hippocrene

Hip·po·cre·ni·an, adjective

Words nearby Hippocrene

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British Dictionary definitions for Hippocrene

Hippocrene
/ (ˈhɪpəʊˌkriːn, ˌhɪpəʊˈkriːnɪ) /

noun

a spring on Mount Helicon in Greece, said to engender poetic inspiration

Derived forms of Hippocrene

Hippocrenian, adjective

Word Origin for Hippocrene

C17: via Latin from Greek hippos horse + krēnē spring
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