MABINOGION
\mˌabɪnˈə͡ʊd͡ʒən], \mˌabɪnˈəʊdʒən], \m_ˌa_b_ɪ_n_ˈəʊ_dʒ_ə_n]\
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mab-i-n[=o]'ji-on, n. a collection of four Arthurian romances, embodied in the 12th century, embraced with seven other prose tales in the Red Book, or Hergest, a Welsh MS. of the 14th century--the whole published and translated by Lady Charlotte Guest in 1838. [W., 'children's tales.']
By Thomas Davidson
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