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Hy⋅met⋅tus

[hahy-met-uhs]
–noun
a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 ft. (1027 m).

Hy⋅met⋅ti⋅an, Hy⋅met⋅tic, adjective
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Hy·met·tus   (hī-mět'əs)   
A mountain ridge, rising to about 1,028 m (3,370 ft), in east-central Greece near Athens. Marble has been quarried here since antiquity.
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