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Etymology
Image:Sphinx of Gizeh.jpg|thumb|right|The great Sphinx of Giza
From ME. Spynx < L. Sphinx < Gr. Σ�ιγξ, (Sfinx) < Gr. ��ιγγ� (sphingo) "to strangle".

Pronunciation
IPA: /sfei�ks/
SAMPA: /sfÄ­nx/
audio|en-us-sphinx.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
sphinx

1. a person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
2. mythology a creature with the head of a human and the body of an animal (commonly a lion)

Synonyms
(person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret): enigma

Translations
trans-top|person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
Finnish: sfinksi
Portuguese: esfinge f
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Swedish: gåta c, sfinx c
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trans-top|mythology: creature with the head of a human and the body of an animal
Chinese: �身人�� (shī sh�n rén miàn xiàng)
Dutch: t|nl|sphynx
Finnish: sfinksi
Georgian: t|ka|�������
Hungarian: t|hu|szfinx
Lithuanian: t|lt|sfinksas
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Portuguese: esfinge f
Romanian: t|ro|sfinx|m
Russian: t|ru|��инк�|trsfinks|scCyrl
Slovak: t|sk|sfinga|f
Swedish: sfinx c
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See also
chimera

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