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calydonian

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Cal⋅y⋅don

  [kal-i-don]
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–noun
an ancient city in W Greece, in Aetolia.
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Cal⋅y⋅do⋅ni⋅an  [kal-i-doh-nee-uhn, -dohn-yuhn] , adjective
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Cal·y·don   (kāl'ĭ-dŏn', -dən)   
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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