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How to Pronounce sphinx?

Correct pronunciation for the word "sphinx" is [sfˈɪŋks], [sfˈɪŋks], [s_f_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_s].

Definition of sphinx

  1. A fabulous monster, of Egyptian origin, usually represented as having the body of a lion and the face of a young woman, who sat by the wayside propounding riddles to the passers-by, whom she devoured on the spot if they could not answer her, till Oedipus found out her secret, upon which she threw herself into the sea; a representation of the sphinx, with the head of a man, a ram, or a hawk; a genus of lepidopterous insects, the hawk-moth.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the adjective for sphinx?

The adjective form of the word "sphinx" is "sphingian".

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