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sfɪŋks; ˈsfɪn dʒizsphinx

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  1. Sphinxnoun

    The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology.

    Synonyms:
    enigma

  2. sphinxverb

    To be inscrutable, often through silence

    Synonyms:
    Great Sphinx, Great Sphinx of Giza

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sphinxnoun

    an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

  2. Sphinxnoun

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

  3. sphinxnoun

    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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  1. European Commission:

    A sphinx is an open book compared to the UK, nobody knows where it is heading. Would like to make the sphinx talk and tell us in which direction they would like to go.


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