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Nio·be (nī′ō bē′)

noun

Gr. Myth. a queen of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, who, weeping for her slain children, is turned into a stone from which tears continue to flow

Etymology: L < Gr Niobē

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