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hellespont

Hel·les·pont
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hel-uh-spont]
    • /ˈhɛl əˌspɒnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hel-uh-spont]
    • /ˈhɛl əˌspɒnt/

Definitions of hellespont word

  • noun hellespont ancient name of the Dardanelles. 1
  • noun hellespont Dardanelles 0
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Parts of speech for Hellespont

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hellespont popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • sestos

    an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.

  • abydos

    an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs

  • dardanelles

    the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian Turkey

  • hero

    a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.

  • leander

    a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
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