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matterhorn
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun matterhorn has 1 sense
- matterhorn(n = noun.object) Array - a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape; Array is a part of italia, italian republic, italy, schweiz, suisse, svizzera, swiss confederation, switzerland, alps, the alps
is a kind of mountain peak
CIDE DICTIONARY
matterhorn, prop. n.
A mountain in Italy and Switzerland, 14,690 feet high.
"According to WordNet, 14,780 feet high"
[WordNet 1.5]
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