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Meaning of "Tisiphone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TISIPHONE

Tisiphone  [tɪˈsɪfənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TISIPHONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tisiphone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TISIPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Tisiphone in the English dictionary

The definition of Tisiphone in the dictionary is one of the three Furies; the others are Alecto and Megaera.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TISIPHONE


antiphony
ænˈtɪfənɪ
cacophony
kəˈkɒfənɪ
ciphony
ˈsaɪfənɪ
colophony
kɒˈlɒfənɪ
epiphany
ɪˈpɪfənɪ
euphony
ˈjuːfənɪ
homophony
hɒˈmɒfənɪ
monophony
mɒˈnɒfənɪ
Persephone
pəˈsɛfənɪ
polyphony
pəˈlɪfənɪ
radiotelephony
ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlefənɪ
satanophany
ˌseɪtənˈɒfənɪ
stephane
ˈstɛfənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
tautophony
tɔːˈtɒfənɪ
telephony
tɪˈlɛfənɪ
theophany
θɪˈɒfənɪ
Tiffanie
ˈtɪfənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ
Zoffany
ˈzɒfənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TISIPHONE

Tirso de Molina
Tiruchirapalli
Tirunelveli
Tisa
tisane
Tishah b´Av
Tishri
tisick
Tissot
tissual
tissue
tissue culture
tissue paper
tissue type
tissuey
tissular
tiswas
Tisza

WORDS THAT END LIKE TISIPHONE

Anglophone
cell phone
cellphone
cellular phone
earphone
Francophone
freephone
gramophone
handphone
interphone
iPhone
megaphone
microphone
mobile phone
payphone
phone
saxophone
smartphone
speakerphone
telephone
xylophone

Synonyms and antonyms of Tisiphone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tisiphone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TISIPHONE

Find out the translation of Tisiphone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tisiphone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tisiphone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Tisiphone
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tisífone
570 millions of speakers

English

Tisiphone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tisiphone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Tisiphone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tisiphone
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tisiphone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tisiphone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tisiphone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tisiphone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tisiphone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティシホネ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Tisiphone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tisiphone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tisiphone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Tisiphone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिस्पफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tisiphone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tisifone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tyzyfone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tisiphone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tisiphone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tisiphone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tisiphone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tisiphone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tisiphone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tisiphone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TISIPHONE»

The term «Tisiphone» is normally little used and occupies the 117.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TISIPHONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tisiphone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TISIPHONE»

Discover the use of Tisiphone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tisiphone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Statius and the Thebaid
Tisiphone hears his prayers and hastens to fulfil them (88 ff.). A Fury had had a part in the story since the earliest times, but we need not look back as far as Antimachus for Statius' inspiration at this point.1 Tisiphone in the Thebaid is in part ...
Vessey, 2010
2
The Metamorphoses of Ovid
Rolling imperial command, promises, and prayers imo one, Juno compelled the goddesses to give her their help: When she finished speaking, Tisiphone shook he- head with its tangled white locks, pushed the snakes out of her face, and said , ...
Michael Simpson, 2003
3
In Fury Born
Thoughts of what the sudden release of all that pent-up rage might do to her judgment terrified her, but Tisiphone refused even to discuss it despite requests which had come all too close to pleading before pride drove Alicia to drop them.
David Weber, 2006
4
Statius and Virgil: The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of ...
11.57) resembles Allecto's promissi . . . potens.4 The bloody war that Tisiphone incites (geminaeque exercita gentis/ sanguine, Theb. 11.57–8) echoes Allecto's ( sanguine bellum/ imbuit, Aen. 7.541–2). At this point, Tisiphone is cut from the ...
Randall T. Ganiban, 2007
5
Ovid's Metamorphoses
All business-like, Tisiphone refuses to beat around the bush with her response, factaputa 477: "consider done." inamabile regnum: Vergil had used this adjective of the Styx both in G.4.479 (at the time of Orpheus' descent) and then again in ...
Ovid, William S. Anderson, 1997
6
The Works of John Dryden: Poems 1697
The Father of these, (not here mention'd) was Acheron: the Names of the three, were Alecto, Megcera, and Tisiphone. They were call'd Furies in Hell, on Earth Harpies, and in Heaven 10 Dirce: Two of these assisted at the Throne of Jupiter,  ...
John Dryden, William Frost, Vinton A. Dearing, 1988
7
Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea
Abaeis 453 abana, Acraea 278 Abananote 278 abeona abeona, Tisiphone 399 abcona albifascia, Tisiphone 400 abeona antoni, Tisiphone 400 abeona aurelia, Tisiphone 401 abeona morrisi, Tisiphone 401 abeona rawnsleyi, Tisiphone 402 ...
E. D. Edwards, J. Newland, L. Regan, 2001
8
The Wizard of Prali
Tisiphone continued to hover above and responded to the priests query. “My sister who you defeated her name was Alecto. My name is Tisiphone, and my sister beside you is Megaera.” The priest gave a gentleman's nod of his head towards ...
Davidson L. Haworth, 2011
9
The Defenders of Prali:
Tisiphone continued to hover above and responded to the priests query. “My sister who you defeated her name was Alecto. My name is Tisiphone, and my sister beside you is Megaera.” The priest gave a gentleman's nod of his head towards ...
Davidson L. Haworth, 2014
10
The Commerce of War: Exchange and Social Order in Latin Epic ...
Like Tisiphone, Jupiter can grow wearied of the infliction of violence, but, as we see in subsequent scenes, his underlying desire abides and makes him, more than the mortals he speaks of, nec exsaturabile. As part of this characterization, ...
Neil Coffee, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TISIPHONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tisiphone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Soiree Blogg vendredi 10 juillet 2015 - Concert Tribute 80-#039;s …
... le Blogg à bloquer la machine à remonter le temps avec le groupe Waiting For Words (Tribute Année 80) et Tisiphone ColWave, NewWave, PostWave). «SoonNight, Jul 15»
2
CMDFTT celebrates 10 years of inspiring performances
As an undergraduate he performed the roles of Dixon in Born Again directed by Sir Peter Hall at Chichester Festival Theatre, and Mercure, Arcas and Tisiphone ... «Trinidad News, Jun 15»
3
Magic and Moody Melodies
... seem to have had a wonderful time creating these characters—from the aforementioned to a Steve Wood—created Tisiphone, Bree Boyd (Sasia) and Eddie ... «Tucson Weekly, Apr 15»
4
Review: Winding Road's 'Rough Magic'
Roger Owen let out his inner goofball; Steve Wood was over-the-top ridiculous as the Fury Tisiphone, who survives in this dimension as a drag queen; Albert ... «Arizona Daily Star, Apr 15»
5
'Rough Magic' is next up for Winding Road
... a good face; Tisiphone, a Fury from Ancient Greece hell-bent on exacting revenge, and Chet, a teenage Coney Island lifeguard. Come on: how can you resist? «Arizona Daily Star, Apr 15»
6
An Imaginary Battle Comes to Life at the Hudson River Museum
Bonnie Prince Johnnie, flamboyant pharaoh of New York; Francesca, a.k.a. Tisiphone, Native American assassin; Maurits de Wolff, former slave and soldier ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
7
'Just Deserts' revitalizes an old classic tale
Alecto, Maegara and Tisiphone are the bloodthirsty opposite of the Fates, coming in only once the deed is done to decide what is deserved. “Just Deserts” is ... «Daily Californian, Sep 14»
8
Electional Astrology, Part One: Good Idea, Bad Timing – Bitcoin
To this I can only reply that Jupiter in Bitcoin's chart is exactly conjunct Tisiphone, named for one of the Furies, who was in charge of punishing murderers at ... «Beliefnet, Mar 14»
9
Hit and Myth: The Heat
Later they became known as a trio: Alecto who represents persevering anger; Tisiphone, a blood avenger; and Megaera, the jealous one. These female deities ... «Huffington Post, Jul 13»
10
Type of Glass in Your Car's Windows Could Change Escape Plan
Break the glass," a panicked Christina Williams told a 911 dispatcher after her car crashed into a Fort Worth pond in November with her toddler, Tisiphone, in tow ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, May 13»

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