PHLEGETHONTIC
\flˌɛɡɪθˈɒntɪk], \flˌɛɡɪθˈɒntɪk], \f_l_ˌɛ_ɡ_ɪ_θ_ˈɒ_n_t_ɪ_k]\
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fleg-e-thon'tik, adj. pertaining to or resembling the river Phlegethon, a mythological river of the infernal regions, whose waves rolled torrents of fire, flowing into the lake of Acheron. [Gr. phlegethein--phlegein, to burn.]
By Thomas Davidson
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