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Word: sphinx
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret.
- mythology A creature with the head of a human and the body of an animal (commonly a lion).
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Proper noun:
- (''definite'': '''The Sphinx''') An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
- mythology The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology.
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