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Pyramus and Thisbe

Pyr·a·mus and This·be [ pìrrəməss ən thízbee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Babylonian lovers who killed themselves: in an ancient story, two young Babylonian lovers who were forbidden to marry and committed suicide in tragic circumstances. Pyramus, thinking Thisbe has been killed by a lion, kills himself, and Thisbe, on finding his body, kills herself.

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