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Ar·eopa·gus (-äp′ə gəs)

noun

  1. the high court of justice in ancient Athens that met on Areopagus
  2. any supreme court
Areopagus2 definition

Ar·eopa·gus (-äp′ə gəs)

rocky hill northwest of the Acropolis, Athens

Etymology: L < Gr Areiopagos < Areios, of Ares + pagos, hill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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