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Meaning of 'termagant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Termagant [ a.]
- Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.
2 . Termagant [ n.]
- An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous.
- A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.

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