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Slough of Despond, the (oh) and limno- (iou)


Slough of Despond, the (oh)



literary
a situation in which you are very unhappy and there seems to be no hope that things will improve. The expression comes from the name of a place in the book ThePilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.

limno- (iou)



limno- combining form.
[from Greek limne pool, marshy lake + -O-.]
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in fresh water, esp. fresh standing water.
limnograph noun an apparatus for automatically recording the variations of level in a lake L19.
lim'nometer noun an apparatus for measuring the variations of level in a lake M19.
limnoplankton noun plankton found in fresh water L19.