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May 27, 2012
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Than•a•tos



Pronunciation: (than'u-tos", -tōs), [key]
—n.
1. an ancient Greek personification of death.
2. Psychoanal.(usually l.c.) the death instinct, esp. as expressed in violent aggression.

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