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Xanthippe

Xan·thip·pe [ zan-ˈthi-pē]

Xanthippe

noun

[zan-ˈthi-pē]

variants: or Xantippe \ zan-ˈti-pē \

Definition of Xanthippe

(Entry 1 of 2)

: an ill-tempered woman

Xanthippe

biographical

[zan-ˈthi-pē]

Definition of Xanthippe (Entry 2 of 2)

5th century b.c. wife of Socrates

First Known Use of Xanthippe

Noun

1691, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Xanthippe

Noun

Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates

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