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ɔˈdʒi ənaugean
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Princeton's WordNet
Augeanadjective
extremely filthy from long neglect
Wiktionary
Augeanadjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Augeas.
Augeanadjective
Hence, very filthy.
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Augean refers to something that is extremely filthy, dirty, or unpleasant such that cleaning or correcting it seems like a very difficult or impossible task, often relating to corruption or moral dirt. This term originates from Greek mythology, specifically referencing the Augean stables which were so dirty that cleaning them was considered a Herculean task.
Webster Dictionary
Augeanadjective
of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day
Augeanadjective
hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Augean
aw-jē′an, adj. filthy: difficult. [From Augeas, a fabled king of Elis in Greece, whose stalls, containing 3000 oxen, and uncleaned for thirty years, were swept out by Hercules in one day by his turning the river Alpheus through them.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of augean in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of augean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of augean in a Sentence
The Augean stables hadn't been cleaned for 30 years when Hercules was set the labor of cleaning them. For 30 years, 3,000 animals had been doing in those stables what 3,000 animals have to do, the first website was published 30 years ago last month. And like The Augean stables, over the last 30 years the internet has filled up with a great deal of... well, let's just call it' problematic content.'.
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