n.
Pronunciation: ' hi-p ə - ˌ kr ē n, ˌ hi-p ə - ' kr ē -n ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippokr ē n ē
Date: 1605
: a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source of poetic inspiration
n.
Pronunciation: ' hi-p ə - ˌ kr ē n, ˌ hi-p ə - ' kr ē -n ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippokr ē n ē
Date: 1605
: a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source of poetic inspiration
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012