Meaning Of The Word Acis

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Acis in American English
noun: the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy

Acis in British English
noun: a Sicilian shepherd and the lover of the nymph Galatea. In jealousy, Polyphemus crushed him with a huge rock, and his blood was turned by Galatea into a river

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