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vixen

Syllabification: (vix·en)
Pronunciation: /ˈviksən/
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Definition of vixen

noun

  • a female fox.
  • a spiteful or quarrelsome woman.

Derivatives

vixenish

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English fixen, perhaps from the Old English adjective fyxen 'of a fox' The v- is from the form of the word in southern English dialect

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