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Olympus, Mount definition

Olym·pus, Mount (ō lim′pəs, ə-)

  1. mountain in N Greece, between Thessaly & Macedonia: c. 9,580 ft (2,920 m): in Greek mythology, the home of the gods
  2. highest peak of the Olympic Mountains, NW Wash.: 7,965 ft (2,428 m)

    Etymology: after the mountain in Greece

Etymology: L < Gr Olympos

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