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Boreas definition

Bo·reas (-əs)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. the god of the north wind
  2. Old Poet. the north wind personified

Etymology: L < Gr, north wind; ? orig., wind from the mountains < IE base *gwer-, mountain > OSlav gora, mountain

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