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Ther·mop·y·lae    Audio Help   [ther-mop-uh-lee] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
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Ther·mop·y·lae    Audio Help   (thər-mŏp'ə-lē)  Pronunciation Key 
A narrow pass of east-central Greece. It was the site of an unsuccessful Spartan stand against the Persians in 480 B.C.

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