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Definition of Damascus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Damascus

noun

/dəˈmæskəs/

/dəˈmæskəs/

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the road to Damascus

an experience that results in a great change in a person’s attitudes or beliefs
- Spending a night in jail was his road to Damascus.
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