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 Definitions of banshee  [ˈbæn ʃi, bænˈʃi]  

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Definition of 'banshee' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) banshee
(in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.

Etymology:  (1765–75; < Ir bean sídhe lit., woman of a fairy mound; see sídh)

Definition of 'banshee' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) banshee, banshie
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death


Definition of 'banshee' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) banshee
alt. of Banshie



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