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OGYGIAN

\ˈɒd͡ʒɪd͡ʒən], \ˈɒd‍ʒɪd‍ʒən], \ˈɒ_dʒ_ɪ_dʒ_ə_n]\

Definitions of OGYGIAN

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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Pert. To ogyges, supposed to have flourished from 1770 to 1800 B.C.; a name given to a great deluge in the fabulous history of Greece; applied to anything dark, obscure, or of doubtful origin.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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