Xanthippe
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.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
Xan·thip·pe
biographical name \zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti-\Definition of XANTHIPPE
5th cent. b.c. wife of Socrates
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