SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt t…

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SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.215, University of Georgia Press
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