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Dictionary definition for: Sphinx
1. (n) an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
2. (n) (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman''s head and breast on a lion''s body; daughter of Typhon
3. (n) 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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