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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eumenides \Eu*men"i*des\, n. pl [L., from Gr ? lit., gracious goddesses.] (Class. Myth.) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Eumenides n : (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: {Furies}, {Eumenides}, {Erinyes}]
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