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Abydos

[uh-bahy-duhs]

noun

an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.

an ancient town in NW Asia Minor, at the narrowest part of the Hellespont.

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Abydos (əˈbaɪdəs)

—n
1.	an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs
2.	an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles (Hellespont): scene of the legend of Hero and Leander

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