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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Sphinx' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Sphinx 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. Translations:  Dutch: Sfinx French: Sphinx German: Sphinx Italian: Sfinge (trans-mid) Spanish: Esfinge       sphinx 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) Translations:  Dutch: (t, nl, sphynx) Etymology: From Spynx < Sphinx < , (Sfinx) < (sphingo) "to strangle".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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