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Delilah
(De|li¦lah)
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈlʌɪlə/
(in the Bible) a woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Judges 16) by revealing to them that the secret of his strength lay in his long hair.
(as noun
a Delilah
)
a seductive and wily temptress.
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