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Poly·ni·ces (päl′i nī′sēz′)

noun

Gr. Legend a son of Oedipus and Jocasta

Etymology: Gr Polyneikēs, lit., great wrangler < polys, much (see poly-) + neikos, quarrel, akin to Nikē: see Nike

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