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                    "description": "<b>ας (ἡ)<\/b> hydre :<br\/><b>      1<\/b> <i>serpent d’eau,<\/i> HÉS. <i>Th. 313 ; au pl<\/i>. EUR. <i>Her. 950, Ph. 1136 ;<\/i> ὕ. Λερναία, SOPH. <i>Tr. 574, 836, 1094,<\/i> l’hydre de Lerne à sept têtes qui renaissaient, deux pour une, à mesure qu’on les coupait ; <i>de là prov<\/i>. <font color='blue'>ὕδραν τέμνειν<\/font>, PLAT. <i>Rsp. 426<\/i> e, couper une hydre, <i>càd<\/i>. se débattre contre des difficultés sans cesse renaissantes ;<br\/><b>      2<\/b> <i>constellation,<\/i> ARAT. <i>444, etc<\/i>.<p style='color:darkgreen'>➳ <i>Ion<\/i>. ὕδρη, HÉS. <i>l. c<\/i>.<\/p><p style='color:darkblue'><b>Étym<\/b>. ὕδωρ.<\/p>"
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