leviathan

le·vi·a·than

 (lə-vī′ə-thən)

n.

1. Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship.

2. A very large animal, especially a whale.

3. A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible.

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[Middle English, huge biblical sea creature, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyātān; see lwy in Semitic roots.]

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leviathan

(lɪˈvaɪəθən)

n

1. (Bible) Bible a monstrous beast, esp a sea monster

2. any huge or powerful thing

[C14: from Late Latin, ultimately from Hebrew liwyāthān, of obscure origin]

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le•vi•a•than

(lɪˈvaɪ ə θən)

n.

1. (often cap.) (in the Bible) a sea monster.

2. any huge marine animal, as the whale.

3. something of immense size or power.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin « Hebrew liwyāthān]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leviathan - the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks" freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
	2.	leviathan - monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

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leviathan

noun monster, whale, mammoth, Titan, hulk, colossus, behemoth It's a leviathan of a book.

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leviathan

noun

One that is extraordinarily large and powerful:

behemoth, giant, Goliath, jumbo, mammoth, monster, titan.

Slang: whopper.

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Translations

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jättiläismäinenjättimäinensuunnatonvaltava

léviathan

leviatanocolossogigante

leviathan

[lɪˈvaɪəθən] N (Bible) → leviatán m; (= ship) → buque m enorme

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leviathan

n → Leviathan m, → Meerungeheuer nt; (fig) → Gigant m; (= state) → Leviathan m

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