Meaning Of The Word Augean

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Augean in American English
of Augeas, king of Elis, or his stable, which holds 3,000 oxen and remains uncleaned for 30 years until Hercules, as one of his twelve labors, cleans it in one day by diverting a river (or two rivers) through it
adjective: resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation

Augean in British English
adjective: extremely dirty or corrupt

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