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GORDIUS
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• GORDIUS (noun)
The noun GORDIUS has 1 sense:
1. legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot
Familiarity information: GORDIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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