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Word: Priapus
Speech Type: Noun
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Phonetic Spelling:
prʌɪˈeɪpəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a god of fertility, whose cult spread to Greece (and, later, Italy) from Turkey after Alexander's conquests. He was also a god of gardens and the patron of seafarers and shepherds.
Short Definition:god of fertility, whose cult spread to Greece
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