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Xanthippe

Noun

Meaning

Xanthippe (plural Xanthippes)

(literary, derogatory, dated) An ill-tempered woman.
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Well, and Xanthippe brings me children. Socrates

Did I not say that Xanthippe was thundering now, and would soon rain? Socrates

Yes, by Jove, that while we are boxing you may all cry out, ‘Well done, Socrates, well done, Xanthippe.' . Socrates

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