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Xantippe

[zan-tip-ee]

noun

Xanthippe.

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Xanthippe or Xantippe (zænˈθɪpɪ, zænˈtɪpɪ)

—n
1.	the wife of Socrates, proverbial as a scolding and quarrelsome woman
2.	any nagging, peevish, or irritable woman

Xantippe or Xantippe

—n

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