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Baucis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bô′sis)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Bau•cis (bô′sis),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]

Mythologyan aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.

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