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gorgoneion

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gor⋅go⋅nei⋅on

  [gawr-guh-nee-on]
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–noun, plural -nei⋅a  [-nee-uh] .
a representation of the head of a Gorgon, esp. that of Medusa.
Origin:
1835–45; < Gk, equiv. to Gorgōn-, s. of Gorg Gorgon + -eion neut. adj. suffix
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