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Hercynian

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Hercynian
Hercynian Her*cyn"i*an, a. [L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus, the Hercynian forest; cf. Gr. ? ?.] Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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