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Meaning of "Phlegethon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHLEGETHON

From Greek, literally: blazing, from phlegethein to flame, blaze.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHLEGETHON

Phlegethon  [ˈflɛɡɪˌθɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHLEGETHON

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phlegethon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHLEGETHON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phlegethon

In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon or Pyriphlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron. Plato describes it as "a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus." It was parallel to the river Styx. It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades. Eventually when Hades allowed her river to flow through, they reunited.

Definition of Phlegethon in the English dictionary

The definition of Phlegethon in the dictionary is a river of fire in Hades.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHLEGETHON


anacoluthon
ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn
benthon
ˈbɛnθɒn
drunkathon
ˈdrʌŋkəˌθɒn
phonathon
ˈfəʊnəˌθɒn
radiothon
ˈraɪdɪəʊˌθɒn
synthon
ˈsɪnˌθɒn
telethon
ˈtɛləˌθɒn
trilithon
traɪˈlɪθɒn
walkathon
ˈwɔːkəˌθɒn

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHLEGETHON

autochthon
Brython
carpet python
Comrades Marathon
half-marathon
marathon
Melanchthon
Phaethon
python
rock python
talkathon
the Comrades Marathon
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ultramarathon

Synonyms and antonyms of Phlegethon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Phlegethon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHLEGETHON

Find out the translation of Phlegethon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Phlegethon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Phlegethon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Phlegethon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Phlegethon
570 millions of speakers

English

Phlegethon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Phlegethon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Phlegethon
280 millions of speakers

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Phlegethon
278 millions of speakers

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Phlegethon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Phlegethon
260 millions of speakers

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Phlegethon
220 millions of speakers

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Phlegethon
190 millions of speakers

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Phlegethon
180 millions of speakers

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Phlegethon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Phlegethon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nuwun
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Phlegethon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Phlegethon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लेगहॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pyriphlegethon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Flegetonte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Phlegethon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Phlegethon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Phlegethon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Phlegethon
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Phlegethon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Phlegethon
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Phlegethon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Phlegethon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHLEGETHON»

The term «Phlegethon» is normally little used and occupies the 125.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHLEGETHON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Phlegethon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Phlegethon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Phlegethon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHLEGETHON»

Discover the use of Phlegethon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Phlegethon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Phlegethon
An explosion leaves fifty-three sailors dead and an innocent man, Mark Grey, murdered in prison.
R. W. Hareland, 2006
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books
Abhorred Styx, the flood of deadly hate ; Sad Acheron of sorrow, black and deep ; Cocytus, nam'd of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream ; fierce Phlegethon, 580 Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Far off from these, a flow ...
John Milton, Thomas Newton, 1757
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The United Service Magazine
On Thursday, the 18th, we fell in with one of his look-out vessels, which having got into shallow water, was overtaken by the Phlegethon, and destroyed by her boats under the command of Mr. Simpson, first officer. On the 19th we reached ...
Arthur William Alsager Pollock, 1850
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The United Service Magazine
We anchored abreast of the Wellesley for the night, and the next morning (26th August), soon after daylight, the Phlegethon f weighed and proceeded with the Admiral and General to reconnoitre the defences, which they were enabled to do  ...
‎1842
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Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and ...
Phlegethon For some writers the Phlegethon was a river of water (e.g., Ovid, Metamorphoses: 5.544); but as its etymology suggests (Gk. phlegein, “to burn”), it was often described as a river of fire (e.g., Virgil, Aeneid: 6.550-551; Statius, ...
H. David Brumble, 2013
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno (2 v.)
Their course is from rock to rock into this valley: they form Acheron, Styx, and Phlegethon; then their way is down by this narrow channel until, there where there is no more descending, they form Cocytus — and what that pool is, you shall see; ...
Dante Alighieri, 1990
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A Journey Through Hell: Visions of the Afterlife
The four other rivers located in Hades include Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe and Phlegethon. River Acheron, also known as the River of Sorrow or the River of Woe, was believed to have formed the border of Hades. Acheron is located in the Epirus ...
Elizabeth Hartl, 2008
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The Aeneid: Interlinear Translation
torrentibus flammis, Tartareus Phlegethon, with raging flames, Tartarean Phlegethon, torquetque sonantia saxa. Adversa ingens and whirls along echoing rocks. In front (is) a great porta, columnaeque solido adamante, ut nulla gate, and  ...
Virgil, 2008
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Pound's Epic Ambition: Dante and the Modern World
The very short canto that follows exchanges the Dantesque landscape of Purgatorio for the classical one from the Aeneid: Out of Phlegethon! out of Phlegethon, Gerhart art thou come forth out of Phlegethon? (LXXV/450) In Book VI of the ...
Stephen Sicari, 1991
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Source: Music of the Avant-garde, 1966–1973
The score of PHLEGETHON is a set of directions enabling one to construct the instrument that is to be used in performance. First, a wire coathanger is cut and bent so that it can be hung from the ceiling while supporting a mobile. Fold one yard ...
Larry Austin, Douglas Kahn, Nilendra Gurusinghe, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHLEGETHON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Phlegethon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kingcrow Streaming New Album 'Eidos' In Full Online.
It was released this week and forms the final part of the trilogy that began with 2010's Phlegethon and continued with 2013's In Crescendo. Guitarist Diefo ... «antiMUSIC.com, Jun 15»
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'Game of Thrones' season 5 finale recap: very little 'Mother's Mercy …
River Phlegethon 5ptsFeatured Jun 15, 2015. @Please, tell me more. I'm hoping she is there to revive Jon with her magic. FlagShareShare. «PennLive.com, Jun 15»
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Kingcrow Streaming New Song "At The Same Pace"
Boasting over an hour of material which closes the path-of-life saga of the band's prior two albums -- "Phlegethon" dealing with childhood, and ... «Metal Underground, Jun 15»
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ROYAL VISIT: Queen to arrive in Lancaster by Royal Train
The first Royal Train journey took place on 13 June 1842, when the engine Phlegethon, pulling the royal saloon and six other carriages, ... «The Visitor, May 15»
5
A burning issue: PennLive commenters weigh in on smoking letter
River Phlegethon: Cigarette smokers should switch to smoking marijuana. You get pilloried if you smoke tobacco, but lauded if you are a dope ... «PennLive.com, May 15»
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Kingcrow Unveils Details For New Album
As the "Phlegethon" album dealt with childhood, and "In Crescendo" about the end of youth, "Eidos" can be considered the third part of a trilogy ... «Metal Underground, Apr 15»
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Television | Breaking Bad fans will like its touted spinoff
... an overqualified, misery-swallowing high-school chemistry teacher who played by the rules until he waded into the blood-boiling Phlegethon ... «World Magazine, Mar 15»
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6000-year-old skeletons found locked in an embrace inside Greek …
This included The Acheron, (river of woe), The Cocytus (river of lamentation), The Phlegethon (river of fire), The Styx (river of unbreakable oath ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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'Don't drink the water': White House touts Vox SOTU 'river of content'
@MZHemingway I think the only real question is which river of content: Phlegethon or Cocytus? — Rockwall Science Guy (@RockwallSciGuy) ... «Twitchy, Jan 15»
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Ask Angus 30: Life After Death – in the lowest level of HELL!!
Hell begins in the Vestibule wherein you are endlessly pursued by insects, continues across three rivers (Acheron, Styx, and Phlegethon) and a ... «Patheos, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Phlegethon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phlegethon>. Apr 2024 ».
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