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Elysian
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling Elysium.
2.
blissful; delightful.
Origin:
1570–80;
Elysi(um)
+
-an
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Elysian
(ɪˈlɪzɪən)
—
adj
1.
of or relating to Elysium
2.
literary
delightful; glorious; blissful
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Elysian
1579, from Gk. Elysion pedion "Elysian field," where heroes and the virtuous live after death, from a pre-Gk. word of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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