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Xan⋅thip⋅pe
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–noun
1.
fl. late 5th century b.c.,
wife of Socrates.
2.
a scolding or ill-tempered wife; a shrewish woman.
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Xan·thip·pe
(zān-thĭp'ē, -tĭp'ē)
The wife of Socrates, traditionally described as shrewish and scolding.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Xanthippe
1596, spouse of Socrates (5c. B.C.E.), the prototype of the quarrelsome, nagging wife. The name is related to the masc. proper name
Xanthippos
, a compound of
xanthos
"yellow" +
hippos
"horse."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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