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Grampians

[ gram-pee-uhnz ]

noun

  1. The, (used with a plural verb) a range of low mountains in central Scotland, separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. Highest peak, Ben Nevis, 4,406 feet (1,343 meters).


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The days were long past for mounting the knapsack and striding over the Apennines or even the Grampians.

He had carried his eight feet of manhood through the lowlands of Scotland and the passes of the Grampians.

He had carried his eight feet of manhood through the lowlands of Scotland, and the passes of the Grampians.

In the meanwhile Bradby and Cumshaw had doubled back on their tracks and were heading for the Grampians.

In 1804 he sought distinction as a poet by giving to the world "The Grampians Desolate," a long poem, in one volume octavo.

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