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The Pillars of Hercules

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Meaning · English

The opposite rocks at the entrance of the Mediterranean, one in

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đá đối diện tại lối vào Địa Trung Hải

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “The Pillars of Hercules” mean?

The opposite rocks at the entrance of the Mediterranean, one in

Is “The Pillars of Hercules” formal or informal?

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