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ty·phon 
[tahy-fon] Pronunciation Key
[tahy-fon] Pronunciation Key –noun Nautical.
| a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam. |
[Origin: appar. after Typhon, mythical monster associated with tempests]
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| Ty·phon
(tī'fŏn') Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology A monster with 100 heads, thrown by Zeus into Tartarus. [Greek Tuphōn; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| typhon | |
noun | |
| (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Typhon
Ty"phon\, n. [Gr. ?, and ?. See Typhoon.] (Class. Mythol.) 1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds, but later identified with him. Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. --Encyc. Brit. 2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.] The circling typhon whirled from point to point. --Thomson.
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