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Xanthippe - definition and meaning
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From Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthippē), the name of the shrewish wife of Socrates .
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R.D. Hicks), tells the following anecdote about Socrates and his wife Xanthippe , which is also preserved in other ancient authors:
Laudator Temporis Acti 2008
R.D. Hicks), tells the following anecdote about Socrates and his wife Xanthippe , which is also preserved in other ancient authors:
Laudator Temporis Acti 2008
R.D. Hicks), tells the following anecdote about Socrates and his wife Xanthippe , which is also preserved in other ancient authors:
Laudator Temporis Acti 2008
She feared that her husband's disciples would represent her as another Xanthippe , the shrewish wife of Socrates.
The Searcher Gary Saul Morson 2011
"We had Xanthippe , the wife of Socrates," Frank recalled of one recent puppy.
Two Animated Dog Sitters Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
Emancipor Reese - married to a woman who gives off an impression that Xanthippe was her kind grandmother, having two kids who are probably not of his own seed and on top of that being followed by a severe case of bad luck - is a character you can't help but sympathise with, even though you never really get attached to him.
Steven Erikson - Blood Follows (Book Review) 2008
Emancipor Reese - married to a woman who gives off an impression that Xanthippe was her kind grandmother, having two kids who are probably not of his own seed and on top of that being followed by a severe case of bad luck - is a character you can't help but sympathise with, even though you never really get attached to him.
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Xanthippe : I hear there is a HUGE investment going into the upgrades.
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Xanthippe : oh i wish i could promote your comment. instead you get a heart click and 7 internets mfusion
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In fact, Xanthippe is described as a difficult woman to say the very least.
Times are hard... for philosophers... Ann Althouse 2009
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