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单词 pyramus and thisbe
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Pyramus and Thisbe

[ pir-uh-muhsuhnd thiz-bee ]
/ ˈpɪr ə məs ənd ˈθɪz bi /

plural noun Classical Mythology.

two young lovers of Babylon who, in defiance of their parents, held clandestine conversations through a crack in a wall. On believing Thisbe dead, Pyramus killed himself. When Thisbe discovered his body, she took her own life.

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British Dictionary definitions for Pyramus and Thisbe

Pyramus and Thisbe
/ (ˈpɪrəməs, ˈθɪzbɪ) /

noun

(in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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