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banshees Definition


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banshee
noun
    (especially Irish & Scottish)
    banshees
    1. folklore.
      A female spirit whose sad wailing outside a house warn that a member of the family will die in the near future.
Etymology: 18c: from Irish Gaelic bean sídhe woman of the fairies.



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