Hip·po·crene
(hĭp′ə-krēn′, hĭp′ə-krē′nē)n. Greek Mythology A fountain on Mount Helicon, Greece, sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
[Latin
Hippocrēnē, from Greek
Hippokrēnē :
hippos,
horse (from the myth that Pegasus's hoof created it); see
ekwo- in
Indo-European roots +
krēnē,
fountain.]
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Hippocrene
(ˈhɪpəʊˌkriːn; ˌhɪpəʊˈkriːnɪ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) a spring on Mount Helicon in Greece, said to engender poetic inspiration
[C17: via Latin from Greek hippos horse + krēnē spring]
ˌHippoˈcrenian adj
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Hip•po•crene
(ˈhɪp əˌkrin, ˌhɪp əˈkri ni)
n. a spring on Mt. Helicon sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
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