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Cha⋅ryb⋅dis

  [kuh-rib-dis]
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–noun
1. a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily. Modern, Galofalo, Garofalo.
2. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with the whirlpool Charybdis. Compare Scylla (def. 2).
Related forms:
Cha⋅ryb⋅di⋅an, adjective
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Cha·ryb·dis   (kə-rĭb'dĭs)   
n.   Greek Mythology
A whirlpool off the Sicilian coast, opposite the cave of Scylla.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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CHARYBDIS mathematics, tool
A Lisp program to display mathematical expressions. It is related to MATHLAB.
[Sammet 1969, p. 522].
(1994-11-15)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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