BANSHEE

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The Word of the Day is BANSHEE.

ban·shee
/ˈbanSHē/
 
noun
(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house.
 
A banshee (/ˈbænʃ/ BAN-sheeModern Irish bean sí, from Old Irishben sídepronounced [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], “woman of the fairy mound” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member,[1] usually by wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the mythologically important tumuli or “mounds” that dot the Irish countryside, which are known as síde (singular síd) in Old Irish.[2]   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee


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