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English

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Etymology

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From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, relating to Styx), from Στύξ (Stúx, Styx, chief river of underworld).

Adjective

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transtygian

  1. "There he lay quiet and composed, sipping small modicums of brandy and water, and taking his outlook into such transtygian world as he had fashioned for himself in his dull imagination."[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Trollope, Anthony. The American Senator: A Novel. Book I, Chapter 23, New York: Harper & Bros., Publishers, 1877.