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vixen

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Main Entry:
vix·en Listen to the pronunciation of vixen
Pronunciation:
\ˈvik-sən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English (southern dialect) *vixen, alteration of Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxe, feminine of fox
Date:
1590
1 : a shrewish ill-tempered woman 2 : a female fox 3 : a sexually attractive woman
— vix·en·ish Listen to the pronunciation of vixenish \-s(ə-)nish\ adjective
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