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Elysium

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E⋅ly⋅si⋅um

  [i-lizh-ee-uhm, i-lee-zhee-, i-liz-, i-lee-zee-, i-lizh-uhm]
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–noun
1. Also called Elysian Fields. Classical Mythology. the abode of the blessed after death.
2. any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead.
3. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.
4. an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L < Gk Ēlýsion (pedíon) the Elysian (plain)
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E·ly·si·um   (ĭ-lĭz'ē-əm, ĭ-lĭzh'-)   
n.  

  1. Greek Mythology The Elysian Fields.

  2. A place or condition of ideal happiness.


[Latin Ēlysium, from Greek Ēlusion (pedion), Elysian (fields).]
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