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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Pentelicus, from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός (Pentelikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
Pentelic (comparative more Pentelic, superlative most Pentelic)
- Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.
- the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built
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of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus