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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SYRTISnoun

    A quick sand; a bog.

    Etymology: Latin.

    A boggy syrtis, neither sea, nor good dry land. John Milton.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Syrtisnoun

    a quicksand

  2. Etymology: [See Syrt.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Syrtis

    sėr′tis, n. (Milt.) a quicksand—also Syrt.—adj. Syr′tic. [L.,—Gr.—syrein, to draw along.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of syrtis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of syrtis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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