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Antigone definition

An·tigo·ne (an tig′ə nē′)

noun

Gr. Myth. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta: she defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by performing funeral rites for her brother, Polynices

Etymology: L < Gr Antigonē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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