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Lerna

American  
[lur-nuh] / ˈlɜr nə /
Also Lerne

noun

  1. a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.


Other Word Forms

  • Lernaean adjective
  • Lernean adjective

Example Sentences

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Q: @bclem2 asked: who would win in a fight; the Loch Ness monster, the Hydra of Lerna, or a Kraken?

From Seattle Times

But when I found out that Palantir was using Lerna, that was different – Palantir works with Ice.

From The Guardian

Because of that, the guy who termed the phrase “open source” wrote that Lerna wasn’t open source any more5.

From The Guardian

In the past, I had talked about including a morality clause, so I brought up the idea with the friend I had started Lerna with and with the current maintainer, and they were for it.

From The Guardian

Lerna Shirinian, Calderon’s communications director, said Fierro told her about the incident right after it happened.

From Seattle Times