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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site. historical

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apteron

Etymology

From Greek Ἄπτερα (Áptera), from Ancient Greek Άπταρα (Áptara), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷 (a-pa-ta-wa, “Apatawa”)

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