First Known Use: 14th century
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Circe
noun Cir·ce \ˈsər-(ˌ)sē\
Definition of CIRCE
: a sorceress who changes Odysseus' men into swine but is forced by Odysseus to change them back
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Origin of CIRCE
Latin, from Greek Kirkē
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