Par·nas·si·an
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Definition of Parnassian
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[Latin parnassius of Parnassus, from Greek parnasios, from Parnasos Parnassus, mountain in Greece sacred to Apollo and the Muses]
: of or relating to poetry
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[French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus; from Le Parnasse contemporain (1866), an anthology of poetry]
: of or relating to a school of French poets of the second half of the 19th century emphasizing metrical form rather than emotion
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“Parnassian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Parnassian. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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