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Furies definition

Fu·ries (fyo̵or′ēz)

plural noun

Gr. Myth., Rom. Myth. the three terrible female spirits with snaky hair (Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera) who punish the doers of unavenged crimes

Etymology: ME < L Furiae, pl. of furia, fury

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