Synonyms for cerberuses
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sur-ber-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr bər əs |
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Définition of cerberuses
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
- Green-eyed dragons watching you, three-headed Cerberuses,—not without sympathy of their sort!
- Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
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