HIPPOCRENE


Meaning of HIPPOCRENE in English

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

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