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cyllenian

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Cyl⋅le⋅ni⋅an

[si-lee-nee-uhn]
–adjective
of or pertaining to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.

Origin:
1730–40; < LL Cyllēni(us) (< Gk Kyllnios, equiv. to Kylln(ē) + -ios -ious ) + -an
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