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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Augean
adj 1: extremely filthy from long neglect
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Augean \Au*ge"an\, a.
1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis,
whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned
for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.
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2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.
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Augean stable (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or
filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.
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