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nemesis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nemesis \Nem"e*sis\, n. [L., fr gr ?, orig., distribution, fr ? to distribute. See {Nomad}.] (Class. Myth.) The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence retributive justice personified; divine vengeance. This is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised --Emerson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Nemesis n 1: the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance [syn: {Nemesis}] 2: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {bane}, {curse}, {scourge}]
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