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Euroclydon

Euroclydon definition

Eu·roc·ly·don (yo̵̅o̅ räk′li dän′, -dən)

noun

Bible a stormy northeast wind of the Mediterranean: Acts 27:14
any stormy wind

Etymology: Gr(Ec) euroklydōn, prob. in error (as if < euros, east wind + klydōn, wave, billow), for eurakylōn, a northeast wind < euros (see Eurus) + L aquilo, the north (or north-by-east) wind < aquilus, dark, stormy, orig., watery < aqua, water

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