olympus

Noun
US[oh-lim-puhs]/oʊˈlɪmpəs/3 syllables
Synonyms: Mount OlympusMt. OlympusOlimbos

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)Synonyms: Mount OlympusMt. OlympusOlimbosInstance of mountain peakPart of Greece, Hellenic Republic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Olympus prop. n.

A mountain in Northeastern Greece; — it was believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods. Syn. — Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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