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E⋅ly⋅sian

  [i-lizh-uhn, i-lee-zhuhn]
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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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E·ly·sian   (ĭ-lĭzh'ən)   
adj.  

  1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to Elysium.

  2. Blissful; delightful.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth 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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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