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Pyramus and Thisbe definition

Pyra·mus and Thisbe (pir′ə məs ənd t̸hiz′bē)

Class. Myth. Babylonian lovers: Pyramus, mistakenly thinking Thisbe has been killed by a lioness, kills himself, and Thisbe, finding his body, kills herself

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