Associations to the word «Pergamum»

Wiktionary

PERGAMUM, proper noun. An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.

Dictionary definition

PERGAMUM, noun. An ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here.

Wise words

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