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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek Amazōn Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology 2. often capitalized a tall strong often masculine woman 3. often capitalized any of a genus (Amazona) of tropical American parrots typically having green plumage marked with other bright colors

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