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Meaning of Hippocrene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni

Definitions

A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.

Greek

Equivalents

Français Hippocrène

Examples

“O for a beaker full of the warm South, / Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, / With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, / And purple-stained mouth; […]”
“Maddening draughts of Hippocrene.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hippocrepian hippodame Hippodamea Hippodameia Hippodamia Hippodrome

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