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Synonyms for cerberi
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sur-ber-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr bər əs |
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Définition of cerberi
Origin :- "watch-dog guardian of Hades," late 14c., Latinized form of Greek Kerberos, of unknown origin, according to Klein perhaps cognate with Sanskrit karbarah, sabalah "spotted, speckled;" Sabalah was the name of one of the two dogs of Yama.
- As in custodian : noun caretaker, maintenance person
- With the change of the abode of the dead from inferno to heaven the two Cerberi are eo ipso also evicted.
- Extract from : « Cerberus, The Dog of Hades » by Maurice Bloomfield
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