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Tisiphone definition

Ti·sipho·ne (ti sif′ə nē′)

noun

Gr. & Rom. Myth. one of the three Furies

Etymology: Gr Tisiphonē, lit., the avenger of blood < tisis, vengeance + phonos, bloodletting, murder < IE *gwhonos, a beating < base *gwhen-, to beat, strike

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