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SISYPHUS
\sˈɪsɪfəs], \sˈɪsɪfəs], \s_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_f_ə_s]\
Definitions of SISYPHUS
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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Gr.
Myth
.
A
son
of
Eolus;
condemned
to
roll
uphill
a
stone
that
ever
rolls
back
.
1919
- The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald
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