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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek].
2. 2
   Hypatia of Alexandria (born c. AD 350–370; died 415), an Ancient Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, and head of the Neoplatonic school at Alexandria. historical

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"I just learned about the tragic fate of Hypatia."

Etymology

From Latin Hypatia, from Ancient Greek Ὑπατία (Hupatía), from ὕπατος (húpatos, “highest, best”).

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