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Lapith

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of a semi-legendary, semi-historical race of Thessaly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1978, Peter Porter, from 'Piero di Cosimo on the Shoalhaven' in The Cost of Seriousness On a rock orchid, the roundness and gloze / Of a lapith's bum!

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History

Etymology

Borrowing of Ancient Greek Λαπίθης (Lapíthēs).