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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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