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tȳphon , ōnis, m., = τυφών.
I. A violent whirlwind, a typhoon, Plin. 2, 48, 49, § 131; “App de Mundo, p. 64, 5.—The same accompanied by lightning,” Val. Fl. 3, 130. Hence, tȳphōnĭcus , a, um, adj.: “ventus,” a typhoon, Vulg. Act. 27, 14.—
II. A name given by the king of Egypt to a comet or meteor, Plin. 2, 25, 24, § 91.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • New Testament, Acts, 27.14
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.91
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 3.130
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