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Isis
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I·sis 1  (ss)
n. Mythology
An ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris.

I·sis 2  (ss)
The upper Thames River in south-central England in the vicinity of Oxford. The name is used locally and in literature.

Isis1
n
(Placename) the local name for the River Thames at Oxford

Isis2
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) an ancient Egyptian fertility goddess, depicted as a woman with a cow's horns, between which was the disc of the sun; wife and sister of Osiris
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Noun1.Isis - Egyptian goddess of fertilityIsis - Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris


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