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Definition of: Symplegades
(sim·pleg′ə·dēz)
In Greek mythology, twin rocks forming a gateway to the Black Sea and supposed to swing together and crush whatever tried to pass between them. [<L <Gk. (petrai) Symplēgades the clashing (rocks) <symplēgas, -ados striking together <syn- together + plēssein strike]
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