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Cimmerian definition

Cim·me·rian (sə mir′ē ən)

noun

any of a mythical people whose land was described by Homer as a region of perpetual mist and darkness

Etymology: < L Cimmerius, pertaining to the Cimmerii, Cimmerians < Gr Kimmerioi

adjective

extremely dark; gloomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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