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  1. 1. a. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. extremely filthy from long neglect Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. (Class. Myth.) Of or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/pertaining">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. 2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt. Augean stable (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy. Source: webster
  5. 5. Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stablecontained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Herculescleansed it in a single day. Source: adambom
  6. 6. s. extremely filthy from long neglect Source: ecdict

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