Прокруст

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Про‧кру́ст

Proper noun

Прокру́ст (Prokrústm anim (genitive Прокру́ста)

  1. (Greek mythology) Procrustes

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