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Definition of Elysian adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

Elysian

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ɪˈlɪʒən//
 
, NAmE//ɪˈliʒən//
 
(literary)
 
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  • relating to heaven or to a place of perfect happiness
    • Idioms
    the Elysian Fields
     
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    (in ancient Greek stories) a wonderful place where some people were taken by the gods after death
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