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li·on  (ln)

n.

1. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.

2. Any of several large wildcats related to or resembling the lion.

3.

a. A very brave person.

b. A person regarded as fierce or savage.

c. A noted person; a celebrity: a literary lion.

4. Lion See Leo.

Idiom:

lion's share

The greatest or best part.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin le, len-, from Greek len, of Semitic origin; see lb in Semitic roots.]

Word History: Old French lion is the source of English lion, and the Old French word comes from Latin le, lenis. After that the etymology is less clear. The Latin word is related somehow to Greek len, leontos (earlier *lewn, *lewontos), which appears in the name of the Spartan king Leonidas, "Lion's son," who perished at Thermopylae. The Greek word is somehow related to Coptic labai, laboi, "lioness." In turn, Coptic labai is borrowed from a Semitic source related to Hebrew lb' and Akkadian labbu. There is also a native ancient Egyptian word, rw (where r can stand for either r or l and vowels were not indicated), which is surely related as well. Since lions were native to Africa, Asia, and Europe in ancient times (Aristotle tells us there were lions in Macedon in his day), we have no way of ascertaining who borrowed which word from whom.

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lion

Noun

1. a large animal of the cat family found in Africa and India, with a tawny yellow coat and, in the male, a shaggy mane

2. a courageous and strong person

3. the lion's share the largest portion [Latin leo]

lioness fem n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lion - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male king of beasts, Panthera leo lion cub - a young lion mane - long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers lioness - a female lion lionet - a small or young lion pride - a group of lions
	2.	lion - a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) social lion celebrity, famous person - a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"
	3.	Lion - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo Leo individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	4.	Lion - the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 Leo the Lion, Leo

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lion

noun hero, champion, fighter, warrior, conqueror, lionheart, brave person >> adjective leonine >> female lioness >> young cub >> collective nouns pride, troop

Translations

lion [ˈlaɪən] n → león m

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lion [ˈlaɪən] n → lion m

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lion [ˈlaɪən] n → Löwe m

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lion [ˈlaɪən] n → leone m

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lion

n lion [ˈlaiən]

a type of large, flesh-eating animal of the cat family, the male of which has a long, coarse mane. leeu أسَد лъв lev, lvice løve der Löwe λιοντάρι león; leona lõvi شیر نر leijona lion, lionne אַריֵה सिंह lav oroszlán singa ljón leone, leonessa ライオン 골프장 liūtas lauva singa leeuw løve, løvinne lew leão leu лев lev, levica lev lav lejon, lejoninna สิงโต aslan 獅子 лев شیر sư tử 狮子

the lion's share

the largest share. die leeueaandeel حِصَّة الأسَد، الحِصَّه الكبيرَه лъвски пай lví podíl broderpart der Löwenanteil η μερίδα του λέοντος la parte del león lõviosa بزرگترین سهم leijonanosa la part du lion הָחֵלֶק הָאֲרִי सबसे बड़ा, अच्छा हिस्सा lavlji dio oroszlánrész bagian terbanyak bróðurparturinn la parte del leone 最大の分け前 가장 큰 몫 didžiausia dalis lauvas tiesa bahagian yang paling besar leeuwedeel brorparten lwia część a maior porção partea leu­lui львиная доля leví podiel levji delež lavovski deo lejonparten หุ้นใหญ่สุด en büyük pay 最大的份額 левова частка سب سے بڑا، بہترین حصہ phần lớn nhất 最大的份额