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Par·nas·sus
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noun
1.
Mount.
Modern
name
,
Liakoura.
a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. about 8000 feet (2440 meters).
2.
a collection of poems or of elegant literature.
3.
the world of poetry or poets collectively:
a rhymester striving to enter Parnassus.
4.
any center of poetry or artistic activity:
Greenwich Village was once the Parnassus of the U.S.
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mount parnassus
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(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn:
Parnassus
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