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Tisiphone

Tisiphone proper noun: one of the Erinyes/Dirae (Furies, the goddesses of vengeance), and a companion of Nemesis/Invidia.

Proper noun

Tisiphone

  1. (Greek, Roman) One of the Erinyes/Dirae (Furies, the goddesses of vengeance), and a companion of Nemesis/Invidia.

Forms of Tisiphone

alternative formThesiphone

Origin of Tisiphone

From Ancient Greek Τῑσιφόνη (Tīsiphónē, literally “Avenging Murder”).

Questions about Tisiphone

What does Tisiphone mean?
Tisiphone means one of the Erinyes/Dirae (Furies, the goddesses of vengeance), and a companion of Nemesis/Invidia.
What part of speech is Tisiphone?
Tisiphone is a proper noun.

Words near Tisiphone in the dictionary

  1. tisick
  2. tisicks
  3. tisicky
  4. tisics
  5. tisinalite
  6. Tisiphone
  7. tisk
  8. tislelizumab
  9. tism
  10. Tismana
  11. TISO

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