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Herculean
adjective Her·cu·le·an \ˌhər-kyə-ˈlē-ən, ˌhər-ˈkyü-lē-\
Definition of HERCULEAN
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Hercules
2
often not capitalized : of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty <Herculean tasks> <Herculean proportions>
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First Known Use of HERCULEAN
1513
Rhymes with HERCULEAN
Aeschylean, Anacreon, apogean, Aramaean, Atlantean, Caribbean, Cerberean, cyclopean, Damoclean, empyrean, European, Galilean, Hasmonaean, Idumaean, Ituraean, Jacobean, kallikrein, Maccabean, Manichaean, Mycenaean, nemertean, nepenthean, panacean, perigean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, Tacitean, Tennessean, Typhoean
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