What does vampyre mean?
Vampyre means Archaic and pseudo-archaic form of vampire..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Archaic and pseudo-archaic form of vampire..
The Servians paint crosses with tar on the doors of houses and barns to keep out vampyres.
Although "gothic," "dark fetish," "faerie," "Wiccan" and "Celtic" are all acceptable garb, patrons (most of whom are in their 20's and 30's) usually opt for "vampyre" or simply all black. […] (Vampyres like to spell their name with the "y" to distinguish themselves from literary or Hollywood vamps.)
Most of Manhattan's 4,000 vampires - or "vampyres", as Huston prefers to call them - have organised themselves into clans: […]
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Vampyre means Archaic and pseudo-archaic form of vampire..
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The Servians paint crosses with tar on the doors of houses and barns to keep out vampyres.
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