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Cal·y·don 
[kal-i-don] Pronunciation Key
[kal-i-don] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an ancient city in W Greece, in Aetolia. |
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| Cal·y·don
(kāl'ĭ-dŏn', -dən) Pronunciation Key
An ancient city of west-central Greece north of the Gulf of Patras. According to legend, the Calydonian boar, a gigantic beast sent by Artemis to devastate the city, was slain by Meleager, the son of the king of Calydon. Cal'y·do'ni·an (-dō'nē-ən, -dōn'yən) adj. & n. |
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