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    chi·me·ra
    /kīˈmirə/

    noun

    • 1. (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
    • 2. a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve: "the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"

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