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Cocytus

co·cy·tus

UK/koʊˈsaɪtəs/ US/koʊˈkaɪtəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, literally “lamentation”).

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