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Hymettus

[ hahy-met-uhs ]

noun

  1. a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3,370 feet (1,027 meters).


Hymettus

/ haɪˈmɛtəs /

noun

  1. a mountain in SE Greece, in Attica east of Athens: famous for its marble and for honey. Height: 1032 m (3386 ft) Modern Greek nameImittós
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • Hy·metti·an Hy·mettic adjective
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Example Sentences

What was her story of going to Hymettus but a lie as transparent as her own?

I told them I was going over to Hymettus and might want money.

We have not mingled enough of the honey of Hymettus with our cookery.

Boissier saw trees growing in the gorges on Mount Hymettus, near Athens.

I drank, and wondered: every flower of Hybla and Hymettus must have sent its ghost to swell the soul of that wine!

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