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Typhon
Pronunciation : Ty"phon
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. Typhoon.] (Class. Mythol.)
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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