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sphinx

/sfɪŋks/

Sphinx has 1 syllable.

sphinx
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noun. An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret.

noun. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon.

noun. One of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians.

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