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  1. 1. n. A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. Source: opted
  2. 2. A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. Grass of Parnassus. (Bot.) See under Grass, and Parnassia. -- To climb Parnassus, to write poetry. [Colloq.] Source: webster
  3. 3. A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, andfamous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. Grass ofParnassus. (Bot.) See under Grass, and Parnassia.-- To climb Parnassus, to write poetry. [Colloq.] Source: adambom
  4. 4. n. (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry Source: ecdict

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