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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A source of many unforeseen troubles.

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  • proper noun Greek mythology A box given to Pandora by Zeus whose instructions that it must not be opened were ignored with disastrous consequences
  • noun A source of unforeseen trouble

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  • noun (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

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