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SPHINX
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Irregular inflected form: sphinges
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sphinx" is a kind of...):
statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sphinx" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sphinx" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
