"mountain in labour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mountains in labour [plural]
Etymology: An allusion to a line from the Ancient Roman poet Horace: "parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus". Head templates: {{en-noun|mountains in labour|head=mountain in labour}} mountain in labour (plural mountains in labour)
  1. A mighty preparation with very small results.
    Sense id: en-mountain_in_labour-en-noun-xLm36atX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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