"typhon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪfən/ Forms: typhons [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪfən Etymology: Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Τυφῶν||Typhon, father of the winds}} Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} typhon (plural typhons)
  1. (obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-typhon-en-noun-kBmykGsq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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