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Aetna

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Aetna, volcano: see Etna Etna or Aetna , volcano, 10,958 ft (3,340 m) high, on the east coast of Sicily, S Italy. It is the highest active volcano in Europe. The shape and height of its central cone have often been changed by eruptions.
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Aetna, and I have myself seen a man come out of a wine cellar.
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