Xanthippe

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Xan·thip·pe

noun \zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti-\

Definition of XANTHIPPE

: an ill-tempered woman

Variants of XANTHIPPE

Xan·thip·pe or Xan·tip·pe \-ˈti-pē\

Origin of XANTHIPPE

Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates
First Known Use: 1691

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