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LETHEAN
Etymology
Adjective
Lethean
(chiefly, poetic, Greek mythology) Of or relating to the river Lethe, one of the four rivers of Hades. Those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.
Anagrams
• entheal, leaneth
Etymology
Adjective
lethean
Of or relating to death or forgetfulness.
Anagrams
• entheal, leaneth
Source: Wiktionary
Le*the"an, a. Etym: [L. Letha, Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe. Milton. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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