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1. A domineering, austere, tough, and pitiless woman; shrew: The old hag in the story loved to nag, complain, and scold the other characters and they named her a termagant.
2. An imaginary being of turbulent and brutal character, which frequently played a part in morality theater productions: It is said that Muslims worshiped Termagant, a fictitious deity with a fierce nature and which was presented in medieval mystery plays.
3. Etymology: from Latin tri-, "three" + vagari, "wander."
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2. An imaginary being of turbulent and brutal character, which frequently played a part in morality theater productions: It is said that Muslims worshiped Termagant, a fictitious deity with a fierce nature and which was presented in medieval mystery plays.
3. Etymology: from Latin tri-, "three" + vagari, "wander."
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