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Achilles (iou)



Achilles noun. E17.
[Latin from Greek Akhilleus, a hero in Homer's Iliad, invulnerable except in the heel.]
A person like Achilles in point of valour, invulnerability, etc.
Comb.: Achilles heel, Achilles' heel a person's only vulnerable spot, a weak point; Achilles tendon the tendon attaching the heel to the calf muscles.
Achillean adjective resembling Achilles, invulnerable L16.