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The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis.
Robert Jackson

Meaning of "Scylla" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCYLLA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCYLLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scylla 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 SCYLLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scylla

Scylla

In Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa. Traditionally the strait has been associated with the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily. The idiom "between Scylla and Charybdis" has come to mean being between two dangers, choosing either of which brings harm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCYLLA


ancilla
ænˈsɪlə
axilla
ækˈsɪlə
axillar
ækˈsɪlə
bacillar
bəˈsɪlə
basilar
ˈbæsɪlə
canceller
ˈkænsɪlə
cypsela
ˈsɪpsɪlə
intermaxilla
ˌɪntəmækˈsɪlə
maxilla
mækˈsɪlə
maxillar
mækˈsɪlə
premaxilla
ˌpriːmækˈsɪlə
psylla
ˈsɪlə
salsilla
sælˈsɪlə
scilla
ˈsɪlə
sensilla
sɛnˈsɪlə
tonsilar
ˈtɒnsɪlə
tonsillar
ˈtɒnsɪlə
vexilla
vekˈsɪlə
vexillar
ˈvɛksɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCYLLA

Scyros
scytale
scythe
scythelike
scytheman
scyther
Scythia
Scythian

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCYLLA

Anguilla
Castilla
Cinderella
corolla
Falla
gorilla
holla
Isabella
Marbella
Melilla
mozzarella
olla
Sevilla
stella
Sulla
tortilla
umbrella
Valla
vanilla
villa

Synonyms and antonyms of Scylla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Scylla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCYLLA

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

Translator English - Chinese

青蟹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Escila
570 millions of speakers

English

Scylla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اختيارين أحلاهما مر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сцилла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Scylla
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কিলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Scylla
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scylla
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Szylla
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スキュラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scylla
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Scylla
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कायला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Scylla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Scilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Scylla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сцилла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Scylla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σκύλλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Scylla
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Scylla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Scylla
5 millions of speakers

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

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QUOTES WITH «SCYLLA»

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Robert Jackson
The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCYLLA»

Discover the use of Scylla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Scylla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scylla: Myth, Metaphor, Paradox
Uses the example of a famous sea-monster from Greek myth to offer a new way of understanding mythical symbols.
Marianne Govers Hopman, 2013
2
Between Scylla and Charybdis: Learned Letter Writers ...
Scylla and Charybdis offers a collection of studies on epistolary and scholarly responses to religious and political controversy in Early Modern Europe.
Jeanine de Landtsheer, Henk J.M. Nellen, 2010
3
Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Jews in Sicily
The history of the Jews in Sicily covers a period of over a thousand years, from Antiquity to the Expulsion, based on some 40,000 archival records, most of them hitherto unpublished.
Shlomo Simonsohn, 2011
4
Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, and Art
Scylla Betrayal and the empowerment of women are the themes that likewise preoccupy the myth of Scylla (8.1-151) and are explored through Scylla's relationships with her father and with the man she loves, King Minos. As in the myth of ...
James Joseph Clauss, Sarah Iles Johnston, 1997
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Scylla Or Charybdis? a Novel
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Rhoda Broughton, 2010
6
Ovid's Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books
Tears choak'd her Utt'rance here; the pitying Maid With Marble Fingers wip'd them off, and said; My dearest Goddess, let thy Scylla know, (For I am faithful) whence these Sorrows flow. The Maid's Intreaties o'er the Nymph prevail, Who thus to ...
Ovid, Sir Samuel Garth, 1717
7
Between Scylla and Charybdis: theater nuclear forces in Europe
To remedy this situation, a series of recommendations are made, the gist of which are: adoption of a mobile conventional defense; removal of battlefield nuclear weapons from Europe, and the enhancement of the survivability of theater ...
Carl William Dossel, 1985
8
Scylla and Charybdis, Or, Lilian Lane
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Sophia Matilda Holworthy, 2010
9
Ovid's Metamorphoses
NOTES TO BOOK 8 SCYLLA AND MlNOs (1-151) The framework within which the happy story of Aeacus and the tragedy of Cephalus were recounted was provided by the war which Minos had initiated against Athens. Ovid returns briefly to ...
Ovid, William S. Anderson, 1972
10
Improvement and Accountability: Navigating Between Scylla ...
This book is a practical manual for the design and development of systems of external quality assessment.
A. I. Vroeijenstijn, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCYLLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Scylla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seajacks wins Walney Extension work for Scylla installation vessel
The Scylla will be fitted with equipment that is interchangeable between the two giant turbines that will share the Walney Extension project under Dong's plans. «Recharge, Jul 15»
2
Reward to help find missing 70-year-old tortoise Scylla
So imagine how the Bellamy's felt when Scylla, their 70-year-old tortoise who has been in the family for four generations, went missing from their home in ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
The eurozone between Scylla and Charybdis
Syriza's resounding victory in Sunday's referendum was beyond anyone's expectations and has profound implications for the eurozone's strategy toward Greece ... «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
4
RL Grime Releases VIP of 'Scylla,' Announces NYC Summerstage Set
RL Grime Releases VIP of 'Scylla,' Announces NYC Summerstage Set ... Eight months after releasing Scylla--the third single from his debut album Void--trap ... «LessThan3, Jun 15»
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Scylla Oval: Big stink over 'field of poo'
Scylla Oval in Sydney's south has been home to the Como Crocodiles since 1947 and where club officials are now embroiled in a desperate fight to save the ... «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»
6
Migrants Between Scylla and Charybdis
Mohammed (left) and Ahmed, two Somali migrants who survived crossing the Mediterranean and are now hosted in one of Syracuse's first aid and reception ... «Inter Press Service, May 15»
7
Area10 & Black Butter Records: House Music's Scylla & Charybdis
For those of you who aren't well versed in (read: a total nerd like me for) Greek mythology, Scylla & Charybdis is where the phrase “stuck between a rock and a ... «Your EDM, Apr 15»
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Argument analysis: Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis on …
After today's oral argument in Bank of America v. Toledo-Cardona and Bank of America v. Caulkett, it was hard to say how the Court might ultimately rule on the ... «SCOTUSblog, Mar 15»
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Mother confronts suspect accused of shaking baby
April Dittmar said she couldn't stop staring at defendant Jessica Nichols in court, a woman she hired four times to babysit Scylla Conner. “It was hard,” Dittmar ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Mar 15»
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Babysitter Facing Charges In Westmoreland Co. Shaken Baby Case
Dittmar says the babysitter blamed her son, saying he had pushed Scylla, and then she fell and hit her head. But she says doctors at Children's Hospital told her ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»

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