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How to say: siren

Spelling: Siren Syllables  siren
US accent
/sˈaɪɹən/
UK accent
/sˈaɪɹən/
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Definition

Definition — a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived

e.g. “Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song”

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