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Gilgamesh definition

Gil·ga·mesh (gil′gə mes̸h′)

noun

Bab. Legend an ancient king and hero of an epic (Gilgamesh Epic) completed about 2000 containing an account of a flood like the Biblical Flood
also Gilgamish Gil′·ga·mish′ (-mis̸h′)

Etymology: < Bab

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