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pillars of hercules

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
pil-lars of her-cules
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Columnae Herculis.

Questions

What does pillars of hercules mean?
The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world.
Where does pillars of hercules come from?
Calque of Latin Columnae Herculis.

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